Kara Ammini Kozhakattai recipe, Ganesh Chathurthi recipes

Kara ammini kozhukattai using store bought rice flour with video and step by step pictures. We always use home made rice flour or idiyappam flour to make kozhukattai maavu. I have already posted the 4 ways of making kozhukattai maavu. I got few queries from readers regarding, making of kozhukattai dough using store bought rice flour. Though i have tried once, but vaguely remember about the output. So i wanted to try it once. Since i wanted to make a post, i chose the recipe of kara ammini kozhukattai recipe. I have already posted 2 spicy versions of ammini kozhukattai and aone sweet version of ammini kozhukattai. This one is one more version of spicy kozhukattai, where we mix red chili powder to the dough itself and steam them. They tasted so yum and it is a healthy snack too.
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Kara Ammini kozhakattai recipe

• Recipe Cusine: Indian
• Prep Time: 20 Minutes
• Cook time: 15 Minutes
• Serves: 2
• Author: Jeyashri
• Recipe Category: Snack| tiffin
• Description: Kara ammini kozhukattai using store bought rice flour with video and step by step pictures

     Rice flour   1 cup
     Salt  as needed
     Oil  1 tsp
     Water  as needed
     Red chili powder  3 tsp
    Coconut Oil  1 tblsp
    Mustard seeds  1 tsp
    Urad dal  1 tsp
    Curry leaves  few
    Asafoetida  2 pinches
    Coconut  2 tblsp

Method  :

• In a wide bowl add the rice flour. I used store bought rice flour. You can use idiyappam flour or home made rice flour too. 
• I wanted to try out the dough with store bought rice flour.
• It will take less water compared to the idiyappam flour. 
• Add salt and 1 tsp oil to the flour.
• Boil the water into rolling boil.
• Add water little by little to the flour and mix well with a spoon. 
• Cover this and keep. 
• Once it is warm enough to handle, grease your hands with few drops of oil and knead the dough well.
• I just showed that we can make outer cover for modakam using this store bought rice flour.
• Add red chilli powder. 
• Knead the dough again so that the chili powder will mix well.
• Make the dough into tiny balls.
• Steam it for 8 minutes. 
• In a pan add the coconut oil. Add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and urad dal.
• Once the dal turns golden brown add the steamed ammini kozhukattais. 
• Mix well.
• Add the coconut to this now.
• Mix well and switch off the flame.
• Kara ammini kozhukattais are ready to serve.

                           Video of how to make kara ammini kozhukattai

                 

Notes:

1. Do not steam the ammini kozhukattais for a long time, else they will turn rubbery and hard.
2. For a variation you can make plain ammini kozhukattais and season it with freshly ground pepper powder to make pepper ammini kozhukattais. 

Method with step by step pictures :

• In a wide bowl add the rice flour. I used store bought rice flour. You can use idiyappam flour or home made rice flour too. 
• I wanted to try out the dough with store bought rice flour.
• It will take less water compared to the idiyappam flour. 
• Add salt and 1 tsp oil to the flour.
• Boil the water into rolling boil.
• Add water little by little to the flour and mix well with a spoon. 
• Cover this and keep. 

• Once it is warm enough to handle, grease your hands with few drops of oil and knead the dough well.
• I just showed that we can make outer cover for modakam using this store bought rice flour.

• Add red chilli powder. 
• Knead the dough again so that the chili powder will mix well.

• Make the dough into tiny balls.

• Steam it for 8 minutes. 
• In a pan add the coconut oil. Add the mustard seeds, asafoetida and urad dal.
• Once the dal turns golden brown add the steamed ammini kozhukattais. 

• Mix well.
• Add the coconut to this now.
• Mix well and switch off the flame.

• Kara ammini kozhukattais are ready to serve.

Notes:

1. Do not steam the ammini kozhukattais for a long time, else they will turn rubbery and hard.
2. For a variation you can make plain ammini kozhukattais and season it with freshly ground pepper powder to make pepper ammini kozhukattais.