SWEET KOZHUKKATTA (DUMPLINGS)

Ingredients

1.   Roasted rice flour-1 cup (can use idiyappam podi)

2.   Boiled water-1 cup

3.   Jaggery-100gms

4.   Grated coconut 1 cup

5.   Ghee- 1tbsp

6.   Crushed cardamom-1 /2 tsp

7.   Salt-a pinch

Preparation

 For the dough

Add salt to the boiling water and pour it slowly into the rice flour. Stir it with a wooden spoon and keep aside to cool enough to knead with hand. Then knead the dough well and make it to soft balls and keep aside.

For filling

1.In a pan, melt the jaggery with ¼ cup water by stirring it. In another pan add grated coconut and jaggery and cook till the water is dried up, add ghee and cardamom powder, remove from fire and keep it aside for cooling.

2.Make lemon sized balls out of the dough and apply some oil in your palm, flatten the dough and fold it inwards like a cup.  Place a spoonful of fillings in the centre and cover it with the dough to make a ball. 

3.Steam the dumplings in a steamer till it is done (Prick it with a tooth pick and if it is clean, it is done). Serve warm.