Kara Kozhukattai Recipe

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• STEP 1.Wash and soak one cup of parboiled rice for 3 hours.

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• STEP 2.Grind the soaked rice after 3 rice along with the water.

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• STEP 3.Now add a little salt,mix and leave it for sometime.

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• STEP 4.Chop red chillies

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• STEP 5.Finely chop curry leaves

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• STEP 6.1.add oil in a pan & heat it.

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• STEP 7.2.add mustard seeds and let it splutter.

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• STEP 8.3.add cumin seeds,gram dal and urad dal.

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• STEP 9.4.now add chopped red chillies & curry leaves.

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• STEP 10.5.saute it well & then add asafoetida powder.

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• STEP 11.6.add grated coconut and saute for a few seconds and then add the rice batter.

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• STEP 12.7.stir continuously until it becomes thick(solid)

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• STEP 13.8.while the dough is warm,dip your hands in cold water and take a lemon size amount of dough.

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• STEP 14.9,now press the dough into a dumpling shape and place it all on the steamer plate.

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• STEP 15.10.boil water in a steamer and steam the dumplings for 15 mins at medium flame.

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• STEP 16.11.serve hot with tomato/coconut chutney