Kavuni arisi (Black rice)sweet pidi kozhukattai is a a very yummy and healthy snack that can be easily prepared at home using chettinadu rice flour, jaggery, coconut and elaichi for flavoring. As vinayagar chaturthi is near by I thought sharing this kozhukattai recipe will be ideal. Traditionally kozhukattai is made with rice flour but to make the recipe more interesting and innovative I tried to make the same old recipe with chettinadu rice flour i.e kavuni arisi flour which turned out to be excellent. I got this black rice flour from Indiana store with which I usually make Puttu, halwa and upma sometimes. Now if you guys have this flour at home or find it in store do try this recipe for this vinayagar chaturthi. So let’s get to the making!
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- 1. Kavuni arisi flour - ½ cup
- 2. Jaggery- ¼ cup
- 3. Water – 1 cup
- 4. Cardamom powder/ Ealaichi- a pinch
- 5. Coconut – 1 tbsp
- 6. Ghee/ oil- 1 tsp
- * 1 cup = 235 ml
- Heat a pan add jaggery and water to it. Allow the jaggery to melt.
- When the water is boiling add cardamom powder and coconut in it. Give it a mix.
- Now put the flame to low to medium and to the boiling water add kavuni arisi flour and mix well. Keep stirring continuously or else the mixture will get lumpy. Immediately the mixture will come together and form a ball of dough. Put off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down. Pour water in the steaming pan and get it ready.
- When the mixture is still warm apply ghee/ oil in palms of your hands. Take small amount of mixture in hand and make it into oblong shape as shown in the collage.
- Now place the kozhukattai one by one in the oil greased steaming plate. Then steam in it in idly cooker or steamer. Steam it for 10- 12minutes. When done remove from steamer and allow it to cool down. Relish it.
How to make Kavuni arisi sweet pidi kozhukattai with step by step images
- Heat a pan add jaggery and water to it. Allow the jaggery to melt.
- When the water is boiling add cardamom powder and coconut in it. Give it a mix.
- Now put the flame from low to medium and to the boiling water add kavuni arisi flour and mix well. Keep stirring continuously or else the mixture will get lumpy. Immediately the mixture will come together and form a ball of dough. Put off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down. Pour water in the steaming pan and get it ready.
- When the mixture is still warm apply ghee/ oil in palms of your hands. Take small amount of mixture in hand and make it into oblong shape as shown in the collage.
- Now place the kozhukattai one by one in the oil greased steaming plate.
- Now steam kozhukattai in idly cooker or steamer. Steam it for 10- 12minutes. When done remove from steamer and allow it to cool down. Relish it warm or cold.
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