Different version of rice dumpling yet a tastier one and healthier one because of the main ingredient oats.....


About Kozhukattai:


 Kozhakkatta (Tamil: கொழுக்கட்டை, , Marathi: मॊदक, Oriya: ମଣ୍ଡା manda) is a popular Indian sweet dumpling made from rice flour, grated coconut and jaggery, and is similar to Modak made in other parts of India. This dish is popularly associated with Lord Ganesh and Ganesh Chaturti celebrations in South India. The dish is also a part of the traditional Nasrani cuisine of the Syrian Christians of the state of Kerala.
The preparation is simple: grated coconut is mixed with jaggery, placed inside dumplings of rice flour and seamed

Variants:

Thennai kozhakattai is a sweet dish popular in South Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is typically prepared on special occasions, and involves significant preparatory work, usually involving the entire family. Thennai kozhakattai is made of the same ingredients as kozhakattai, but is prepared by inserting into young palm leaves. Manda Pitha is a sweet dish similar to kozhakattai found in eastern state of Orissa.

Another variant exists in the state of Kerala which is very frugal and is a staple breakfast among the poorer masses, it is made of Atta flourand grated coconut.

Ingredients:


Oats- 1 cup
Rice flour- 1 cup
Coconut gratings-1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Water-2 cups
Water - 3 cups

Tempering:


Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilly- 3 broken
Curry leaf- 1 sprig


Method:


Grind Oats to fine powder and mix with rice flour, salt, coconut gratings and add 2 cups of Boiled water and mix to a dough same as chapati dough.
Make small dumplings and keep aside.
Boil 3 cups of water and once it's boiling rapidly add all dumplings and cook well till dumplings starts to float and water thickens.
Drain out dumplings and keep aside.
Take a pan, add oil once hot add mustard seeds once splutter add other tempering Ingredients,  then add dumplings and mix well.
And remove it and place it in serving tray.
Drink the stock along with dumplings.