Millet kozhukattai is a mild savoury dumpling made by steaming the millet molds. Millet Kozhukkati is healthy and a good choice for evening snack. How to make Millet Kozhukattai is described in this post with step by step pictures.
I always look forward to try new Millet Recipes and this samai / little millet pidi kozhukattai has become regular at home after my first trial.I just wanted to try kozhukattai recipes using millets and this one was a hit at home so here I am with this post.I tried just like my pidi kozhukattai it came out soo good that I’ve started making this kozhukattai often. I also tried samai sweet kozhukattai, which I will be posting it soon.
I loved having the kozhukattai as such but you can also serve it with coconut chutney or tomato chutney…..yum combo ! You can either make this as a teatime snack or even for breakfast.
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Millet Kozhukattai
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup samai / little millet
- 1 carrot finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon coconut grated
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 teaspoon oil + 1 teaspoon for greasing
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- few curry leaves torn into pieces
- 1 green chillies finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’, let it splutter.Then add chopped carrot and saute for 2mins until raw smell leaves.
- Then add water and allow it to boil for 3mins so that carrots get halfcooked.Add required salt.
- Rinse the millet, drain water from it. When water boils, add the millet.
- Cook covered until the millet is cooked and all the water is absorbed.
- Add coconut give a quick mix and switch off.
- Switch off and allow it to cool for few mins.
- Once it is hand bearable hot grease your hands with oil and start making kozhukattai shapes or even as simply balls.
- Continue doing it till the entire mixture gets over. If its too dry then sprinkle little water to hold them together.
- Grease idli plates / steaming plate with little oil and carefully transfer the kozhukattais to the plate and steam it for 5-7mins. Switch off.
- Serve Millet Kozhukattai hot with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice!
Notes
- I used samai for making this kozhukattai, You can even try with varagu or kuthirai vali.
- Serve hot as millet recipes mostly tend to become dry faster.
- Adding coconut enhances the flavour of the kozhukattai.
How to make Millet Kozhukattai
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’, let it splutter.Then add chopped carrot and saute for 2mins until raw smell leaves.Then add water and allow it to boil for 3mins so that carrots get halfcooked.Add required salt.
- Rinse the millet, drain water from it.When water boils, add the millet.
- Cook covered until the millet is cooked and all the water is absorbed.Add coconut give a quick mix and switch off.
- Switch off and allow it to cool for few mins. Once it is hand bearable hot grease your hands with oil and start making kozhukattai shapes or even as simply balls.Continue doing it till the entire mixture gets over. If its too dry then sprinkle little water to hold them together.Grease idli plates / steaming plate with little oil and carefully transfer the kozhukattais to the plate and steam it for 5-7mins. Switch off.
Serve hot with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice!
Expert Tips
- I used samai for making this kozhukattai, You can even try with varagu or kuthirai vali.
- Serve hot as millet recipes mostly tend to become dry faster.
- Adding coconut enhances the flavour of the kozhukattai.
traditionallymodernfood
Healthy podi Kozhukattai:-)
Suja Hari
looks yummy!!!
Shravs
What's samai called in kannada?? Never heard of this?
SHARMILEE J
Googled around buts its the same in kannada too..'Sama'