Kara Pidi Kolukattai Recipe Upma Kozhukattai Recipe

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About Upma Kozhukattai | Kara Pidi Kozhukattai

Upma, uppumavu, or uppittu is a breakfast dish from the Indian subcontinent that is most common in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, TamilNadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtrian, and Sri Lankan Tamil. It is made from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour. Arisi Upma is a traditional and simple breakfast or evening tiffin. Itsa common breakfast in most Tamil Brahmin households. Arisi Upma is made with raw rice, toor dal, pepper, and seasoning ingredients. Rice and dal are pounded to a rava-like coarse powder with peppercorns first. Kozhukkattai, also known as kozhukatta, is a popular South Indian dumpling made from rice flour and filled with grated coconut, jaggery, or chakkavaratti. Kozhukattai, while typically sweet, can occasionally be stuffed with a savoury filling. Kerala Christians prepare it on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, hence the nameKozhukatta Saturday. Modak is a similar dish that is prepared in other parts of India. This is a popular dish for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients for Upma Kozhukattai Recipe

Rice Rava / Arisi Rava / Broken Rice :Rice rava is simply coarsely ground rice or rice semolina. Because rice semolina is gluten free, it is beneficial to those who are gluten intolerant. It contains a lot of carbohydrates and thus a lot of energy. Rice semolina increases your intake of B-complex vitamins, particularly folate and thiamine. Urad dal : When cooked, urad has an earthy flavour and an unusual mucousy texture. Dry Red Chilli :Dry red chilli is a condiment that enhances the flavour and colour of food. It contains medicinal and homoeopathic properties. We provide red chillies that are uniform in shape and size. It is mostly used to season foods. The chillies have a strong flavour. Pin

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Kara Pidi Kozhkattai Using Raw Rice

1)Take Raw Rice in a blender and powder coarsely. Pin 3)Now rice is powdered Pin 4)Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard and urad dal Pin 5)Add in some asafoetida Pin 6)Let it brown Pin 7)Add in curry leaves and green chillies Pin 8)Fry them for a min Pin 9)Add in water Pin 10)Add salt Pin 11)Now add in coconut Pin 12)Mix well and bring everything to a boil Pin 13)Add powdered rice Pin 14)Mix well Pin 15)Simmer the flame and cook everything for 10 to 15 mins Pin Pin 16)Now it is done Pin 17)Shape it into dumplings and steam for 10 mins Pin 18)Serve Pin

Kara Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe Using Rice Rava

How to make Rice Rava

How to Make Kara Pidi Kozhukattai

This recipe was on my mind ever since i made rice flour at home, That is because i got some rava like rice while i sieved the rice flour. I transferred that in an air tight container and store it in fridge to make kozhukattai with it. And couple of days back i made it too. It was delicious.

Preparation Time : 10 minsCooking Time : 20 minsServes : 3 to 4Ingredients for Kara Pidi Kozhukattai

Oil - 1 tblspn Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp Raw Peanuts - 1 tblspn Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp Curry leaves - 1 sprig Dry Red Chilli - 2 chopped finely Ginger - 2 tsp grated Coconut - ¼ cup grated Rice Rava / Arisi Rava / Broken Rice - 1.5 cup Salt to taste Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped Water - 3 cup

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