Actually, I wanted to post a savory version of Kozhukattai , Uppu Kozhukattai, but few readers requested for ellu kozhukattai , so I wanted to post this ellu modakam today. Coming to the recipe of Ellu kozhukattai, though my mom or mil will not make this at home, I asked a friend here and she told me they make it with the normal ellu urundai poornam. So let me share this easy recipe of modakam. You can make the outer cover by soaking rice, refer to this video of how to make a perfect modakam. Check out, Kadalai paruppu poornam kozhukattai, Ulundu kozhukattai, Modakam using mould, Modakam with desiccated coconut. Check out our complete collection of Ganesh Chaturthi recipes.
Dry roast the sesame seeds and when it is cool grind this along with powdered jaggery, coconut, and cardamom powder.
The oil in the sesame seeds makes this come into a whole mass. Roll this into small balls.
In a pan add 1/2 cup of rice flour. Add a pinch of salt. Add 3/4 cup of room temperature water and mix well without lumps.
Add this to a pan and add 1/2 tsp sesame oil. Cook this on a low flame. This will get cooked in 3-5 minutes. When it comes to a whole mass switch off the flame.
Cover and keep this aside for 10 minutes. When it comes to bearable heat, grease your hands with oil and knead the dough well for 2 minutes. Always keep this covered.
Take a gooseberry-sized dough, grease your fingers with oil, and make the soppu. Place a goose berry-sized Ellu filling into this and cover it to the shape of modak.
Steam this on a greased idli plate and steam for 7-9 minutes. Once you see the shiny transparent texture. Switch off the flame. Take out after 2 minutes.
Ellu kozhukattais are ready for neivedhyam.
- I made this using black sesame seeds. You can use white sesame seeds too. 2. You can make the ellu poornam before the day and keep it inside the refrigerator to make the kozhukattai on the festival day. 3. You can wash and soak the sesame seeds and drain the water. Then go ahead and dry roast the sesame seeds till it pops up. 4. Ellu kozhakattais stays soft for 5-6hours
Happy Ganesh-Gowri festival! thank you so much for posting so many traditional recipes. Global vegan fare
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