STEAMED WHEAT DUMPLING/ KOZHUKATTAI

Name: Steamed Wheat Dumpling/ Kozhukattai
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 Cup Wheat flour (roasted and grinded); ½-¾ Cup Jaggery Powder; ½ Cup Coconut; 3 tbsp Water

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Steamed Wheat Dumpling/ Kozhukattai

Steamed wheat dumpling or commonly called as kozhukattai is a healthy midday snack or an evening snack. If it's prepared using whole wheat or any whole grain, you can always reap the benefits of whole grain from it, rather than from refined flour available. Also steam cooking ensures all the nutritive values are retained to it; makes the food tender, maintains its fiber and makes it easy to digest.

Steamed Dumplings or kozhukattai are very easy to prepare and compliments as a healthy appetizer too. Ensure to always prepare it using palm jaggery or jaggery rather than white sugar.

Kozhukattai can be made relatively from all kinds of food grains, most commonly used is rice flour. Either prepare as sweet or savoury depending upon your taste buds and cravings and have a healthy snack..

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Servings 14

Ingredients

1 Cup Wheat flour (roasted and grinded)
½-¾ Cup Jaggery Powder
½ Cup Coconut
3 tbsp Water

Instructions

How to prepare Roasted Wheat Flour for the dumpling

Dry roast whole wheat in small batches in a heavy bottomed pan.
Roast till it changes colour and starts popping up.
Transfer to a plate and cool it down.
Grind it in a mixie/blender along with a pinch of dry ginger powder and cardamom powder to a fine smooth flour. Store this flour for weeks in a air tight container and can be used instantly for preparing the steamed dumpling.
In alternate to Whole wheat :
If you are not able to source whole wheat, just dry roast wheat flour and use it to prepare dumpling

How to prepare Steamed Dumpling

Add 1 cup roasted and grinded wheat flour, ½ cup coconut and ½ cup jaggery. (Jaggery can be melted and filtered before adding if there are any impurities) into a mixing bowl.
Mix it properly using hands by breaking down jaggery lumps if any.
Sprinkle 3 tbsp water little by little and mix it properly and evenly
Hold some portion of flour in your hand and press it firmly into a oblong shaped dumpling
Place it in a idli plate or any steamer.
Steam for about 15-20 min in medium flame.
Enjoy it as a healthy evening snack.

Notes

In alternate to Whole wheat :

If you are not able to source whole wheat, just dry roast wheat flour and use it to prepare dumpling

Tags: kozhukattai, steamed, wheat

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Hi.. This is Sindhu. Welcome to my Blog or to the 'Spoon of Goodness'!

I was an Educationist by profession, an ambitious traveller, crafter by hobby & explorer of foods by passion.

Cooking, is the art or survival skill, experienced by most individuals atleast once in their lifetime. Food & Nutrition was the stream which enlightened me on our traditional Indian foods, where food was medicine for most of our ailments and health discomforts. As seasons aged, the traditions too aged to be faded with time.

Nowadays food is all about status quo and adaptation from various continents. In Millennials era the food platter itself changed, not to mention about the grains, Millets and legumes being replaced with Oats and Quinoa. There are still lots of unexplored areas in our traditional Indian food which we are unknowingly selling to the 'Modern' food. The fact we forgot was how our very own country was so rich with its own traditional wisdom of processing, preserving and the therapeutic properties attached to it.

We all love to explore different food varieties and I being a foodie can relate how my taste buds linger with all the different aroma of foods. No harm in trying out different cuisines and varieties. But let’s also dedicate some time towards our ancient therapeutic food cooking style, thereby maintaining our health towards a healthy lifestyle which can be passed on to our next generations.

This blog is all about healthy foods which can be cooked on a daily basis and which compensates the nutrients value. I have tried to gather all these recipes from my family lineage, the traditional south Indian style and also from my friends and relatives. Let's cook healthy and hold justice to the saying, ‘Food is medicine’!

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