Name: Bitter gourd stuffed sweet rice dumplings / sweet kozhukottai recipe by Archana Srivastav at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice flour 1cup; Clarified ghee 1tsp; Warm water for kneeding as per required; Salt 3 pinch; For stuffing; Washed peeled and sliced bitter gourd 1cup; Gratted gaggery 1 cup; Grated coconut 1 cup; Cardmom powder 1tsp; Raisin 1table spoon; Ghee for frying bitter gourd chips; For garnish; Chopped almonds 1table spoon; Greated jaggery 1 table spoon

ABOUT Bitter gourd stuffed sweet rice dumplings / sweet kozhukottai RECIPE

Kozhukattai is a popular South Indian sweet dumpling made from rice flour with the feeling of grated coconut and jaggery but today I made it with the feeling of bitter gourd chips grated coconut and jaggery so is become very nutritious and delicious too

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rice flour 1cup
Clarified ghee 1tsp
Warm water for kneeding as per required
Salt 3 pinch
For stuffing
Washed peeled and sliced bitter gourd 1cup
Gratted gaggery 1 cup
Grated coconut 1 cup
Cardmom powder 1tsp
Raisin 1table spoon
Ghee for frying bitter gourd chips
For garnish
Chopped almonds 1table spoon
Greated jaggery 1 table spoon

Instructions

Sieve the flour in a large bowl.
Add ghee and salt to the water and boil it.
Pour this water into the rice flour and kneed well to make a smooth dough
Cover it and Keep aside for 10 min ..
Now take a wok and add ghee in it and add heat the ghee on high heat
Now fry all bitter gourd chips golden brown in small batches .
Drain out them onto kitchen towel to absorb extra ghee.
Now take another wok add a tsp ghee heat it
Now add grated coconut and cardamom powder and roast it for some minute .
Now add grated gaggery in it .
Now add crushed bittergourd and rasins in the jaggery and coconut mixture . Mix well keep stirring .
Switch off the flame and transfer it in a bowl .let it be cool.
Now take the rice dough and make lemon size ball from it
Apply some oil on your palm now take a rice ball flatten it on the palm .
Add a spoonful of bitter gourd gaggery mixture on the flatten ball
Secure all the sides and roll lightly.
Prepare all balls like this only .
Steam all rice balls khozukottai in idli maker till done .
Serve warm like this only or cut these balls in two parts and garnishing with grated gaggery and chopped almonds.

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