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Kozhukattai /Modak/Steamed Rice Dumpling.

You can cook Kozhukattai /Modak/Steamed Rice Dumpling using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Kozhukattai /Modak/Steamed Rice Dumpling

1. It's 1 cup of Rice Powdered.
2. It's 150 gms of Jaggery.
3. It's 1 cup of Coconut.
4. It's as required of Water.
5. Prepare pinch of Salt a generous.
6. You need 2 pods of Cardomom.
7. It's 1 of Clove piece.
8. Prepare half tsp of Ghee.

Kozhukattai /Modak/Steamed Rice Dumpling step by step

1. To prepare the dough: Boil one cup of water with salt. Add the boiled water to the rice flour  and mix it with a wooden spatula/spoon. Knead until it forms a smooth dough. Keep it aside for 5 minutes or till it is warm enough to handle. Knead the dough and make it into a soft ball. The consistency of the dough should be same as that of Idiyappam dough and also the dough should not be sticky.
2. For the filling: Melt the jaggery with ¼ cup of water and strain it. Add the coconut to the filtered jaggery & mix well. Add ghee and cook till the liquid is dried up. Add crushed cardamom  clove and remove from fire. Keep it aside..
3. Make medium size balls out of the dough. Take one ball at a time and place it in your palm. Press it with the other hand and make it thin. Start folding it inwards in such a way that you get a cup shape. Place 1-2 tsp of the filling, cover it and roll it back into a ball. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough and filling..
4. Steam the kozhukattas in appachembu/steamer for 9-10 minutes on medium flame. Keep it covered for 1 more minute. Serve warm..