Paal Kozhukkattai

Paal Kozhukkattai

INGREDIENTS

Rice flour -1 cup

Milk -2 1/2 cup

Sugar -5 tbsp

Cardamom powder -1/2 tsp

Ghee -1 tsp

Salt – 2 pinch

Thick Coconut milk -1/2 cup

preparation

In a bowl, combine 1 cup of rice flour (reserving 1 tablespoon for later use), a pinch of salt, and 1 teaspoon of ghee .Gradually add hot water, mixing with a spoon until combined .Let the mixture cool down. Once cooled, knead it thoroughly until it forms a smooth dough, similar to Idiyappam dough .Shape the dough into small, round dumplings .Pour 2.5 cups of milk into a pan .In a separate small bowl, mix the reserved 1 tablespoon of rice flour with a little milk until there are no lumps .Heat the milk in the pan. Once it’s hot, add the rice flour-milk mixture, stirring continuously to prevent lumps .Add 5 tablespoons of sugar to the milk (adjust sweetness to your preference) .Once the milk starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and carefully add the prepared rice dumplings .
Do not stir immediately to prevent the dumplings from breaking. Cover the pan and let them cook on low flame .After about 5 minutes, open the lid and gently stir . Continue cooking until the milk thickens and the dumplings are fully cooked Stir occasionally .
Once the milk has thickened, add 0.5 teaspoon of cardamom powder and mix well .Reduce the flame to low again and add the 0.5 cup of thick coconut milk .Stir well. Do not boil the mixture after adding coconut milk; just heat it through .Remove from heat. The mixture will thicken further as it cools.

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