Best ammini kozhukattai | kara ammini kozhukattai |steamed rice flour balls | mani kozhukattai recipe is with detailed video and photo recipe.  It is also known as அம்மிணி கொழுக்கட்டை in tamil language.                              

Best ammini kozhukattai | kara ammini kozhukattai |steamed rice flour balls | mani kozhukattai recipe is a simple, easy, best, mildly spiced, delicious and flavorful snacks prepared with rice flour. This is a popular dish in southern part of India.

This tasty mani kozhukattai is prepared by making balls with the steam cooked rice flour dough. Then, the steam cooked balls are tempered with masalas and other flavouring ingredients. This simple recipe is prepared in 2 different methods. Both the methods will be loved by people of all ages from kids to adults. You may like our dry fruits modak recipe.

It is a very easy and quick recipe. Enjoy this homemade kara kozhukattai with this simple recipe.

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                      Ammini /kara kozhukattai recipe

Cooking time: less than 30 minutes

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

1 cup = 300 ml

1 tbsp = 15 ml

1 tsp = 5 ml

For dough preparation

• Water / पानी / தண்ணீர் – 1 ½ cup
• Gingelly (sesame oil) / तिल के तेल / நல்லெண்ணெய்  – 2 tsp
• Salt / नमक / உப்பு – ¼ tsp
• Rice flour / चावल का आटा /அரிசி மாவு – 1 cup

For kneading cooked dough

• Gingelly (sesame oil) / तिल के तेल / நல்லெண்ணெய் – 2 tsp
• Water / पानी / தண்ணீர் – ½ cup

Method 1 ingredients

• Gingelly (sesame oil) / तिल के तेल / நல்லெண்ணெய்  – ¾ tbsp
• Mustard seeds / सरसों के बीज / கடுகு – 1 tsp
• Urad dal / उड़द की दाल / உளுத்தம் பருப்பு– 1 tsp
• Chana dal (soaked in water for 15 min) / चना दाल / கடலை பருப்பு– 1 tsp
• Hing powder (asafoetida) / हिंग / பெருங்காயம்  – 1/8 tsp
• Curry leaves / करी पत्ते / கறிவேப்பிலை – few
• Red chillies / लाल मिर्च / சிவப்பு மிளகாய் – 5
• Green chillies / हरी मिर्च / பச்சை மிளகாய் – 3
• Grated coconut (dry / fresh) / किसा हुआ नारियल / தேங்காய் துருவல் – 1 tbsp
• Salt / नमक / உப்பு- required

Method 2 ingredients

• Gingelly (sesame oil) / तिल के तेल / நல்லெண்ணெய் – ¾ tbsp
• Mustard seeds / सरसों के बीज / கடுகு – 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds / जीरा / சீரகம் – ½ tsp
• Urad dal / उड़द की दाल / உளுத்தம் பருப்பு – 1 tsp
• Channa dal (soaked in water for 15 min) / चना दाल / கடலை பருப்பு – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves / करी पत्ते / கறிவேப்பிலை – few
• Turmeric powder /  हल्दी पाउडर / மஞ்சள் தூள் – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder / गरम मसाला पाउडर / கரம் மசாலா பொடி – ¼ tsp
• Idli / dosa chilli powder (gun powder) / इडली मिर्च पाउडर / இட்லி பொடி– 1 ½ tsp
• Salt / नमक / உப்பு- required

Method

For preparing dough

1. Add salt and gingelly (sesame) oil to the water. Mix it well.
2. Boil the water until bubble appears.
3. Add rice flour to it (keep on stirring while adding rice flour). Mix it well without lumps.
4. Cook covered (close with lid) for 5 minutes at low flame. Mix it well.
5. Then, turn off the flame and again, close it with lid for 5 minutes. Cooked dough is ready.

For kneading cooked dough

1. Add Gingelly (sesame oil) and water to the cooked dough.
2. The dough should be warm while kneading it. Knead it for 3-4 minutes until it becomes soft.
3. Cover the dough with damp cloth / towel preferably (else it will dry quickly).

For preparing kozhukattai

1. Grease hands with little Gingelly (sesame) oil.
2. Make tiny balls with the kneaded dough.
3. Steam cook the tiny balls for 9- 10 minutes at high flame. Ammini (small) Kozhukattai is ready.

 Ammini / kara (spicy) Kozhukattai (1 st method)

1. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal (soaked), hing powder (asafoetida), curry leaves, red chillies and green chillies to the gingelly (sesame) oil.
2. Sauté until the dals turn golden (3 min approx).
3. Then, add grated coconut (dry / fresh) to it. Sauté for 30 seconds.
4. Add salt (required) to it and again sauté for 30 seconds.
5. Then, add the steam cooked small (ammini) Kozhukattai to it (half of the total quantity prepared is used in this method 1).
6. Mix and sauté well.
7. Cook covered (close it with lid) for 3 minutes at low flame.

Ammini / kara (spicy) Kozhukattai (2 nd method)

1. Crackle the mustard seeds in gingelly (sesame) oil.
2. Then, add cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal (soaked) and curry leaves to it.
3. Sauté until the dals turn golden.
4. Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, idli/dosa chilli powder and salt (required) to it.
5. Sauté for 30 seconds.
6. Then, add the steam cooked small (ammini) Kozhukattai to it (half of the total quantity prepared is used in this method 2).
7. Mix and sauté well.
8. Cook covered (close it with lid) for 3 minutes at low flame. You may like our dry fruits modak.

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