Featured post

Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate. Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star w...

Godhumai maavu kozhukattai kolukattai

Naivedyam for Vinayaka Chaturthi | Pillaiyar Chaturthi
Traditional kozhukattai is sometimes difficult to make because the batter made from rice flour may tear or give away .  So this kozhukattai is an easier method to prepare the offering for Lord Ganesha.  Of course like many naivedyam we can make it for snacks  for children and adults

First we have to prepare the puran, Again we can have different types of puran or filling.  The traditional pooran is made from coconut, jaggery.

For one measure grated coconut, three fourth measure jaggery is taken ( it is better to grate jaggery also so that it dissolves quickly )

In a shallow vessel add a little  ghee and then add the coconut
wheat-flour-dumplings-1.png

Then add jaggery and mix them well with a ladle.  Due the heat the jaggery melts and binds to the coconut.  We should stir till the jaggery coconut mixture does not stick to the vessel.

wheat-flour-dumplings-1a.png

wheat-flour-dumplings-1c.png

The pooranam is ready, add a little  more ghee and cardamom powder, mix well , switch of the stove.
Prepare dough with wheat flour as we do for poori or chapathi.  Roll with a rolling pin, fill the pooranam and close the edges of the dough to form dumplings.  
wheat-dough-dumpling-1.png
wheat-dough-dumpling-1a.png

wheat-dough-dumpling-1c.png

wheat-dough-dumpling-1e.png

Fry them in oil, remove and place on a tissue paper to remove  excess oil.  Kozhukattai is ready to be 
  offered to Lord Ganesha for the festival - Vinayaka Chavithi.
wheat-dough-dumpling-1f.png

wheat-dough-dumpling-1i.png
    

Comments