Paal Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures. Rice flour balls cooked in a coconut milk sauce and sweetened with sugar or jaggery. For Healthy version of this recipe, check ragi paal kozhukattai recipe.
Paal Kozhukattai Recipe
One of my viewer requested this recipe so many months back . I was checking out my to do recipes and found this sitting in the top list. So decided to try it out. I love this a lot, one of my collegues will bring this to office often, her mom makes the most delicious melt in mouth paal kolukattai in the world. I asked her the recipe and have made this quite often, but forgot to take pictures of it.
As ganesh chaturthi is right around the corner, i thought this kolukattai recipe would be a great addition to the list. Although it is not traditionally made on that day, but i would love to add it to the list since this recipe is from the lord ganesh’s beloved kolukattai family. I hope you will try it out and let me know how it turned out for you.
About Paal Kozhukattai Recipe
Paal Kozhukattai is Rice flour balls cooked in a coconut milk sauce and sweetened with sugar or jaggery. Ragi paal kozhukattai is an alternate recipe for traditional rice flour kozhukattai. I have shared recipe for traditional paal kozhukattai, kozhukattai sweetened with jaggery and ragi (finger millet) paal kozhukattai as well. This recipe is traditionally made on tamil new year, ganesh chaturthi. But it makes a great dessert for parties too.
Traditionally paal kozhukattai is made into a thick batter and added to idiyappam press with large holes and pressed directly in boiling milk. But this is easier version.
You can make paal kozhukattai various number of ways. I have made using wheat flour and millet flour too.
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Ingredients for Paal Kozhukattai
Rice flour:
Rice flour is important ingredients in paal kozhukattai. You can use homemade or store bought rice flour in this.
Sweetener
You can use either sugar or jagggery as sweetener in this recipe. Traditionally jaggery is used. But if you want your paal kozhukattai to be white then use sugar. Also sugar is safe to use because jaggery may cause curdling.
Coconut Milk
Traditionally coconut milk is added in this recipe. But I have seen recipes using regular milk as well. But if you are using jaggery for the recipe, it is best to use coconut milk for flavour.
Cardamom powder
One of the main flavouring ingredient in paal kozhukattai is jaggery. A touch of dry ginger powder can be added as well.
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Paal Kozhukattai Recipe | Paal Kolukattai Recipe | How to Make Paal Kozhukattai
Paal Kozhukattai Recipe with step by step pictures. Rice flour balls cooked in a coconut milk sauce and sweetened with sugar or jaggery.
Notes
Tips & Tricks
- When you are using jaggery in this recipe. Never add it directly to milk or coconut milk and boil. Because it may curdle.
- When adding jaggery dissolve in water and make it into a syrup and then add it to the mixture. Also never boil jaggery once you add it in the dish.
- Make the dough with hot water or cook the dough so it stays soft.
- You can serve paal kozhukattai hot or cold.
- Paal kozhukattai dough can be made in advance and stored covered for few hours.
- Always add the shaped balls once the milk or water starts to boil.
- You can use cardamom powder or dry ginger powder.
How & When to Serve Paal Kozhukattai
- You can serve paal kozhukattai hot or cold. But I like it to be served warm.
- Ganesh chaturthi is the perfect occasion to serve paal kozhukattai. Since it is loved by lord ganesha.
- You can serve this on any occasions like tamil new year or even for parties and gatherings.
Nutrition Facts
Paal Kozhukattai Recipe | Paal Kolukattai Recipe | How to Make Paal Kozhukattai
Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
Calories 524
Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 371mg16%
Potassium 436mg12%
Carbohydrates 80g27%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 46g51%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 296IU6%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 244mg24%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Paal Kozhukattai Step by Step Pictures
1)Take rice flour in a bowl
2)Add in salt.
2)Add in ghee
4)Add in boiling water.
5)Stir well to combine.
6)Knead into to a soft dough.
7)Pinch small portion and roll it between your palms.
8)roll gently
9)Smooth balls.
10)take milk in a pot.
12) Add water.
13)Heat and bring it to a full boil.
14)Now it is boiling.
15)Add in the balls in.
16)Boil for 8 to 10 mins. Keep mixing often.
17)Now the milk has reduced and kozhukattai is cooked.
18)Add in sugar.
19)Mix well and let it cook for 4 to 5mins.
20)Add coconut milk
21)Add cardamom powder and turn off the heat.
22)Mix well. Thats it. Done.
22)Serve.
Version 2: Paal Kozhukattai Recipe (with Jaggery)
Paal Kozhukattai (using Jaggery) with Step wise pictures. This version uses jaggery in place of sugar.
Ingredients for Paal Kozhukattai with Jaggery
- Rice flour – 1 cup + 3 tblsp
- Water – 1 ¼ cup + 2.5 cups
- Salt to taste
- Coconut – ¼ cup + ½ cup
- Jaggery – 1 cup
- Thick Coconut Milk – 1 cup
- Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp
- Oil / Ghee – 2 tsp
How to Make Paal Kozhukattai with Jaggery
- Take 1 ¼ cup water in a sauce pan. Sprinkle salt, oil and mix well. Add rice flour and mix well to a smooth dough. Add coconut and knead well. Take small portion and roll it into a smooth ball. Set aside.
- 3 tblsp rice flour in a bowl and mix well with some water to a paste.
- Take 2.5 cups of water in a pan and bring it to a boil. Now Add in the kozhukattai and cook for 10 mins.
- Add in jaggery and coconut and mix well. Cook everything for 10 more mins.
- Add in rice flour mix and cook till thickens. Now take off the heat and add in cardamom and thick coconut milk.
- Serve.
How to Make Paal Kozhukattai Dough
1)Take water in a pan. let it come to a rolling boil
3)Add in salt
4)some oil
5)Add in rice flour. This is store bought rice flour.
6)mix well
7)it has absorbed all the water
8)cover it and let it cool
9)now take the dough in a bowl
10)add in coconut
11)make it into a soft dough
12)take small portion
13)roll it into a ball
14)all rolled
Making Paal Kozhukattai (Traditional Method)
15)Lets make the rice flour paste. mix rice flour with water to form a thin liquid
16)Set aside
17)Now bring water to a boil
18)Add the rolled kozhukattai into the water
19)Let it cook
20)It will start floating on top
21)Keep cooking for 5 mins.
22)Now it is done.
23)Add in cane sugar or jaggery water. If you have pure jaggery add it straight to the pan. If not, dissolve it in water and strain it. Then add the strained liquid.
24)Add coconut
25)Mix well
26)Cook on high flame for 5 mins
27)Add rice flour paste
28)Cook till thickens. Around 10 mins. Now take it off the heat.
29)Add in coconut milk.
30)Add in cardamom powder
31)Mix well
32)Serve
Tips & Tricks
- When you are using jaggery in this recipe. Never add it directly to milk or coconut milk and boil. Because it may curdle.
- When adding jaggery dissolve in water and make it into a syrup and then add it to the mixture. Also never boil jaggery once you add it in the dish.
- Make the dough with hot water or cook the dough so it stays soft.
- You can serve paal kozhukattai hot or cold.
- Paal kozhukattai dough can be made in advance and stored covered for few hours.
- Always add the shaped balls once the milk or water starts to boil.
- You can use cardamom powder or dry ginger powder.
Serving Suggestions
- You can serve paal kozhukattai hot or cold. But I like it to be served warm.
- Ganesh chaturthi is the perfect occasion to serve paal kozhukattai. Since it is loved by lord ganesha.
- You can serve this on any occasions like tamil new year or even for parties and gatherings.
If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.
Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.
