| Recipe Highlights |
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| Mothagam is made for Ganesh Chaturthi.The sweet filling inside a modak is made up of fresh chanadal and jaggery.Lets see how to make this sweet kozhukattai. |
| Ingredients | Cooking Time : 45 Mins |
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| Rice flour – 1 cup Sesame oil – 1 teaspoon Water – as needed Salt – as needed | For pooranam Chanadal – 1 cup + water 3 to 4 cups Jaggery – 1 cup Water – less than 1/2 cup Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon |
| Method | |
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| Step :1 Wash the chanadal and cook it in a pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistles. Mash the chana dal.Now add jaggery with water in a pan, after jaggery gets dissolved switch off the flame and drain the jaggery water with tea strainer. |     |
| Step 2: Now heat the jaggery water,when it comes to boil add the mashed chana dal, cardamom powder.Mix it well in a medium flame for 10 to 15 minutes. It makes bubbles at the beginning and after 15 minutes the quantity reduced and become thick. Then Switch off the flame.Allow it cool and make small balls. |     |
| Step 3: For Dough Bring water to boil with a teaspoon of oil and salt.Add it to the flour and make a soft dough.Make equal size balls. |    |
| Step 4: Apply oil in your palm.Make small cups ,fill it with pooranam and close it and press to make the shape as shown in figure or make desired shape you like. |     |
| Step 5: Repeat the same procedure for remaining balls |    |
| Step 6: Steam this Kozhukaatai in a steamer.cook this for 5 to 10 minutes |   |
Mothagam / Sweet Kozhukattai is now ready to taste.
