Paal kozhukattai

Looking for an  afterschool snack which is healthy as well as filling for kids?? Here you go!! 

This is the way my ayamma prepares Paal kozhukattai . It had been my favourite snack then and now this is my kid's favourite too. You can prepare this easily.

By this way of preparing kozhukattai, it will stay soft for a longer time too 

The taste of milk with rice flour will be awesome. Try this and you will surely love it . The recipe follows.. 

Ingredients:

For kozhukattai dough:

Kozhukattai flour   - 1 cup
Water                        - 3/4 cup
Milk                           - 1/4 cup
Salt                             - 1/2 TSP
Gingely oil                - 1 TSP

For making Paal kozhukattai:

Sugar                          - 1/4 cup
Water                         - 2 cups
Milk                            - 1 cup
Grated coconut         - 1 tbsp

Procedure:

You can use either kozhukattai flour or Idiyappam flour which is available in shops for this recipe. If you want to make kozhukattai/Idiyappam flour at home, you can check  Here!!

You can check here for video recipe in Tamil.

Take a pan. Add 3/4 cup water , 1/4 cup milk, salt and gingely oil to it. Boil it for some time. When it starts boiling, lower the flame and gradually add  1 cup of flour with continuous stirring .

switch off the flame when all the flour gets mixed. Cover it with  a plate and let the dough cool.

When the dough has cooled down a Little, combine it together and knead  well. Make small balls out of it.

Heat a heavy bottomed pan.  Add 2 cups of water to it. When the water starts boiling, add kozhukattai balls to it

Cook the kozhukattai balls in lower flame .Keep on stirring in between to prevent it from getting burnt.

When the kozhukattai balls are half cooked add sugar to it. These kozhukattai balls will get cooked soon within ten to fifteen minutes . After it has been cooked completely, add 1 cup of boiled milk to it. Let everything boil together for two more minutes.

Switch off the flame and add grated coconut to it .Serve the Paal kozhukattai hot..

Happy Cooking..🎊🎉

Notes:

You can also use same amount of jaggery instead of sugar. If you are using Jaggery, boil jaggery  in 2 tbsp water, filter it and use accordingly.

You can also use cardamom powder along with geared coconut.

Adjust the milk you add at last according to the consistency you need.