Paal kozhukattai is an yummy Chettinad dessert recipe prepared with rice flour/ Idiyappam flour, sugar, milk and coconut milk. It is loved by all irrespective of ages. I should have made this post for Gokulashtami but I din’t. Now I am posting this easy paal kozhukattai recipe for my Bachelor friend, Jayagopal. He wanted to make it for potluck party in his office this week. So he told me share this recipe as soon as possible.
This is not the authentic chettinad version though. I have shared it here. Actually I had planned to post some Ganesh chathurthi recipes as the festival is around. But then I thought, this is also a variety of kozhukattai which we can make easily and offer Lord Ganesh. So I prepared this easy paal kolukattai version using milk, coconut milk powder and sugar as Vinayagr chathurthi special recipe. It was tasting great.
I had already shared my MIL’s Paal kohukattai recipe with jaggery which is Sendhil’s most favourite recipe. But I love this version more than that. So I usually make it more often for myself and Raksha as evening snack or dessert for your guests. Special thanks to my friend Jayagopal, otherwise i would not have done this post even now. Ok, Lets see how to make this yummy and easy paal kozhukattai recipe.
Easy paal kozhukattai recipe
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- ½ cup Store bought rice flour
- 2 – 3 cup Water (for dough)
- Gingely oil a drop
- pinch Salt
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- ½ cup Boiled milk
- 1.5 tbsp Coconut milk powder
- 1 Cardamom seeds (crushed)
- Saffron threads few
Instructions
- In a wide bowl, take the rice flour. Add a pinch of salt, mix well & set aside.
- Boil water adding a drop of gingely oil.when the water starts to boil, initially you can see some small bubbles on the bottom and sides of vessel. After few minutes, water will start to roll boil with big bubbles. Switch off the flame as soon as water starts to roll boil with big bubbles.
- Add the boiled water to the rice flour little by little and mix well. Rice flour may not take all the water. Stop adding water as soon as you get a non-sticky dough. If u feel the dough is dry, add little more hot water. Make sure the dough is not sticky. Knead the dough when it is warm. Make small balls of seedai size by greasing your fingers. Cover it till use.
- Now boil water in idli pot or in a kadai. Grease the idli plate with oil and spread the balls. If you are using kadai, keep the balls in a small plate. Place a small wide bowl and keep the plate over the bowl. Cover the kadai and cook for 5 – 10 minutes.
- In the mean time, mix 1.5 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1/2 cup of boiled n cooled milk without any lumps. To this add sugar, saffron thread and cardamom powder. Stir well.
- Allow it to boil for 2 minutes in medium flame. Milk will thicken slightly. To this, add the cooked rice balls and boil for few seconds.
- Remove and serve warm or cold.
Notes
- U can cook the rice balls directly in milk instead of cooking in idli pot. In that case, use 1/2 cup of milk + 1/2 cup of water. Cook till rice balls float on top. Now mix 1 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1/4 cup of milk and add to the cooked rice balls. Boil for a minute and switch off the flame. Add cardamom powder & few saffron threads. Mix well and serve !
- I cooked the rice balls in idli plate to ensure proper & easy cooking. Also balls won’t break or dissolve.
- The consistency of dough is important for getting soft rice balls. No problem even if you make the dough little sticky. U can grease your hands with oil and make balls. But if you make the dough hard and dry, you will never get soft balls.so please add water carefully.
- If u don’t have coconut milk powder in hand, use 1/2 cup of grated coconut. Grind & take thick coconut milk adding 1/2 cup of water. Add to the milk at the end. Give a boil in low flame & switch off.
Make this easy paal kozhukattai and offer to GOD. Enjoy !
this looks so delicious… something similar to our pidi curry… yum…
Same pinch for kozhukattai …. though a different one….
this looks yummy…
very tempting kozhukattai.. I love this any time
Beautiful tempting pictures
Looks like rasmalai…
Just want to grab that bowl ..Looks amazing .I usually do with jaggery .Let me try this version too .
Super like, those cute balls looks very attractive,love that bowl of paal kozhukattais.
yummy kozhukattai…
looks delicious….
Yummy Kozhukattai with coconut milk:-)
Paal Kozhukattai looks great & perfect.. Perfect clicks..
my favorite paal kozhukattai
This looks delicious… nice clicks too..
wow its i love those wonderful little balls..and props..tempting
yumm.. yumm… love those
Well..i made this ..since i love milk .
My first attemp failed. but i tried again wt yr recipe yet the balls were so sticky.
i applied sm oil n roll it.
Hopefully next time everything will go smoothly . its sweet recipe.
Thanks for trying,I guess u have added more water.Next time wen u try,add little less water.U will get it right :)