Poornam Kozhukattai - Modak

Making of dough:
Ingredients:

• Raw Rice – 1 1/2 cup
• Coconut oil – 1 tsp
• Water – 1/2 cup
• Pinch of salt

Method of Preparation:

• Soak rice for 2 hours.
• Grind it finely into a smooth paste.
• Boil 1/2 cup of water in a deep bottomed pan and add a tsp of coconut oil.
• Now add the ground rice , pinch of salt and keep stirring.
• After a couple of minutes it will become a soft ball.
• Cover it and turn off the stove and leave it for 3 to 4 minutes.
• It will be cooked.
• The dough has to be cooked but not completely. It should not be hard.
• This is the main part to concentrate on.

Making of Poornam:
Ingredients:

• Shredded coconut – 3/4 cup
• Jaggery – 1/2 cup
• Cardamom – 2 count
• Ghee/Clarified butter – 1tsp

Method of Preparation:

• Add jaggery to a pan and add 1/4 cup of water.
• Let it boil and let the jaggery melt completely.
• Now filter the syrup to get rid off the dirt and add it to a clean pan.
• Add the shredded coconut and keep mixing for two minutes.
• Add the ground cardamom and mix well.
• When the mixture starts thickening, turn off the stove.

Making of dumplings:

• Now make small balls with the rice dough.
• Take the balls and press it in the middle and make a cup.
• keep a tsp of puran inside close it to make a desired shape. You can also choose one of the shape as in the picture above.
• Repeat the same procedure with the other balls.
• Once you are done, you can arrange them in the idli plates and steam cook for 10 minutes (just like how you make idlis).
• Turn off the stove and remove them from the plates.

Kozhukattai is ready.