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Paal Kozhukattai

Rice flour dumplings simmered in sweetened coconut milk with cardamom. Delicate Tamil festival dessert.

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Time 40 min · Serves 6 · 412 kcal · Central Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Garnish

Main

Method

  1. Boil 250 ml water with salt and coconut oil.
  2. Add rice flour, stir fast and switch off. Cover for 5 minutes.
  3. Knead into a smooth dough while warm.
  4. Roll into small marble-sized balls.
  5. Melt jaggery in 100 ml water and strain.
  6. Boil 150 ml water, drop in the balls and cook till they float.
  7. Add the jaggery syrup and simmer for 3 minutes.
  8. Lower the flame, add coconut milk and cardamom. Heat without boiling.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Paal Kozhukattai?
412 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?
40 min — 20 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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