Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai | Ground Rice Batter Method | Easy Snack Recipes

     Sweet pidi kozhukattai -is  an easy snack made with ground rice batter. A healthy  5 ingredient snack.I made them in traditional way(Yes !! i ground the rice to batter and prepared).Its soft ,fresh,tasty and what not entirely delicious.

     While everybody is doing modhak(poorna kozhukkattai ) for Ganesha chathurthi.I made this different style of kolakattai  for our plumpy elephant headed lord.What makes this kozhukattai so special ? Its made in traditional way not using rice flour.
      Traditionally kozhukkattai's are prepared by grinding the rice to batter then it is made to a dough by cooking in the pan.It makes the final outcome so soft,fresh and also very pure without any preservatives.I also like using rice flour when i am really in a hurry or not in the mood to do grinding.Its easy to make dumpling with rice flour but  doing ground batter method will bring back the memories of our olden /golden times,isn't it ?

    You can make this kolukattai as an evening snack or for a get together.You can use raw rice if you don't have idli rice.kolukattai made with sona masoori /raw rice is little hard after it cools down.But this one remains soft if you cover them properly .Mom asked me to add coconut pieces ,but i added grated coconut when i did the previous time.
      Sugar adds a mild sweetness while the salt adds deliciousness the kozhukattai needs.Soaking and grinding is the only things you need to do a bit extra than using the rice flour,but there won't be any cracks and it remains soft even after long time. If you plan ahead, you can make them in a jiffy.
If you are looking for more neivedhyam for ganesha check modhagam,wheat kolukattai,poorna kolukattai,ammini kolakattai.

Step by step picture recipe for making sweet pidi kozhukattai:

• Soak boiled rice/idli rice after washing it 2-3 times in fresh water.Drain the excess water in a bowl and grind the rice using the drained water,to a smooth paste.Very fine particles of rice is fine.Add required salt to this batter.

• In a pan add 2 tbsp oil (if you have non-stick pan you can reduce the oil quantity).

• When the oil is hot add ground rice batter to it.

• Keep stirring the batter until it thickens.

• Finally add sugar to the thickened dough(yeah batter should have become softened dough by now) .

• Fry chopped coconut pieces in oil and add. You can add the chopped coconut pieces as is.If you don't have chopped coconut add grated coconut .I didn't add any while preparing this kozhukattai but usually add grated coconut.
• When you can bear the heat make them in to kolakattai by taking small portions of the dough and  pressing  using your four fingers except the thumb.

• Steam them for 10 minutes or until its has glossy outside.
• Pidi kozhukattai is ready for neivedhyam or you can serve this as a snack as well.It will be very soft and kids would love the sweetness in the kolukattai.

                                               Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai                                   

                         How to make sweet pidi kozhukattai  

 Cuisine: South Indian   Category:Snack Prep time:1 1/2 hour  Cook time:20 minutes  Total Time:2 hours


Ingredients:

• 1 cup boiled rice/ponni rice/idli rice
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp chopped coconut or grated coconut(optional).
• 2 tbsp oil.

Method:

• Soak boiled rice/idli rice after washing it 2-3 times in fresh water.
• Grind the rice using the drained water,to a smooth paste.
• Add required salt to this batter.
• In a pan add 2 tbsp oil (if you have non-stick pan you can reduce the oil quantity).when the oil is hot add ground rice batter to it.
• Keep stirring the batter until it thickens.Finally add sugar to the thickened dough(yeah batter should have become softened dough by now) .
• Fry chopped coconut pieces in oil and add the dough.Skipping the coconut is also fine.
• When you can bear the heat make in to kolakattai, by taking small portions of the dough and  pressing  using your four fingers.
• Steam them for 10 minutes or until its has glossy outside.
• Pidi kozhukattai is ready for neivedhyam or you can serve this as a snack as well.It will be very soft and kids would love the sweetness in the kolukattai.