Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - green gram
• 3 tbsp - grated coconut
• 3/4 Cup - grated jaggery
• 1 tbsp - ghee
• 2 tbsp - cashews
• 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder
• 1 cup - rice flour
• 2 tbsp - oil

How to Make Green gram kozhukattai

• Heat a pan with 1/2 cup water, a tsp of oil and a little salt.
• When the water starts to boil, add the rice flour and mix well.
• Remove from flame and keep aside covered with a plate.
• Add green gram to the pan and fry for 2 mins.
• Cook the fried gram in a pressure cooker up to 3 whistles.
• Strain the excess water from the cooked green gram and grind it lightly in a mixer.
• Add grated jaggery and 1/2 cup water to a heated pan.
• Dissolve the jaggery.
• Once the jaggery syrup thickens, add grated coconut and ground green gram powder. Mix well and remove from flame.
• Fry the cashews in ghee and add it to the green gram mixture.
• To this, add cardamom powder.
• Take the rice flour mixture in a bowl, sprinkle some warm water and some oil.
• Knead to make a dough.
• Dip your fingers in oil and take a small ball of dough. Shape into a cup.
• Place the pooran in the cup and press to seal.
• Repeat the same for the rest of the dough and pooran.
• Steam cook kozhukattai in an idli cooker for 5 mins.
• Serve hot.
• Recipe & image courtesy: www.subbuskitchen.com