Ammini kozhukkattai

Ammini kozhukkattai is usually made out of the left over dough of the kozhukkattai during Vinayagar chathurthi. Along with paruppu usili it takes delicious. It is simple, easy and healthy snack. Every kid likes this recipe because of its tiny and cute appearance. It can be made in different ways. I am going to make ammini kozhukkattai with paruppu usili. Paruppu usili is a traditional south Indian recipe. It can be mixed with koththavarangai, vazhaipoo, beans instead of ground coconut.

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Ammini Kozhakkattai with Paruppu Usili

Niranjana Sankaranarayanan
Ammini kozhukkatai is usually made out of the left over dough of the kozhukkatai during Vinayagar chathurthi. It is simple, easy and healthy snack. Every kid likes this recipe because of its tiny and cute appearance. It can be made in different ways. I am going to make ammini kozhukkattai with paruppu usili. Paruppu usili is a traditional south Indian recipe. It can be mixed with koththavarangai, vazhaipoo, beans instead of ground coconut.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Final Cooking time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker or steamer
  • Pan

Ingredients
  

For the Dough

    Method 1

    • 1 Cup Rice flour
    • 1-1.25 Cup Water
    • As req Salt
    • 1 tbsp Coconut oil

    Method 2

    • 2 Cups Rice flour
    • 3 Cups Water
    • As req Salt
    • 2 tbsp Coconut Oil

    Paruppu Usili

    • 2 tbsp Channa Dal
    • 2 tbsp Toor Dal
    • 1 No Guntur Chilli
    • 2 Nos Bedigi Chilli
    • As req Salt
    • A pinch Asafoetida

    Instructions
     

    To make Dough

      Method 1

      • In a kadai, add water and allow it to boil.
      • Once it starts to boil, add salt and rice flour.
      • Mix well without forming lumps.
      • Switch off the stove and knead the flour to make it soft.
      • Grease your hands with one drop of oil so that the dough will not stick.
      • Now make small, cute balls and steam cook it.

      Method 2

      • In a heavy bottomed vessel, add water along with salt and 1tbsp oil. 
      • Allow it to boil.
      • Once the water starts to boil, add the rice flour to the center of the vessel.
      • Insert a ladle and cover it with a lid.Cook it in low flame for ten minutes.
      • Donot stir or mix.After ten minutes, open the lid and stir it with the ladle without forming lumps.
      • Keep it aside for five to ten minutes.
      • Then add 1 tbsp of oil and knead it with the hand when the dough is still warm.
      • Knead it well to make it like a chappathi dough.
      • Now make small, cute balls and steam cook it.

      Paruppu Usili

      • Wash and soak all the ingredients for one and a half hour.
      • Drain the water completely.
      • Grind the dhal and chilli.Add salt and asafoetida. Mix well.
      • Now make dumplings and steam cook it.
      • Paruppu usili kozhakkattai is ready.
      • After crumbling it, we can mix it with ammini kozhakkattai, vazhaipoo, beans and cluster beans.

      Ammini Kozhakkattai with Paruppu usili

      • Add coconut oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds.
      • Now crumble and add the steam cooked paruppu usili and saute for two minutes.
      • Add ammini kozhukkattai and mix well.
      • Healthy snack is ready to serve.

      Video

      Notes

      You can serve ammini kozhukkattai without mixing with usili. Simply splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and serve.
      Else you can also mix grated coconut with it.
      You can mix idli podi with ammini kozhukkattai to make podi kozhukkattai.
      If you are going to use the same doughfor making sweet kozhukkattai, add only a pinch of salt. You can add the salt in paruppu usili or while spluttering with mustard seeds.
      Keyword Ammni kozhakkattai, Mani kozhakkattai, Paruppu usili, Tiffin recipes

      INGREDIENTS

      For dough

      Method 1

      Rice flour – 1 cup

      Water – 1 cup

      Coconut oil – 1 tbsp

      Salt – As required

      • In a kadai, add water and allow it to boil.
      • Once it starts to boil, add salt and rice flour.
      • Mix well without forming lumps.
      • Switch off the stove and knead the flour to make it soft.
      • grease your hands with one drop of oil so that the dough will not stick.
      • Now make small, cute balls and steam cook it.

      Method 2

      Rice flour – 2 cups

      Water – 3 cups

      Salt – To taste

      Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

      • In a heavy bottomed vessel, add water along with salt and 1tbsp oil. Allow it to boil.
      • Once the water starts to boil, add the rice flour to the center of the vessel.
      • Insert a laddle and cover it with a lid.
      • Cook it in low flame for ten minutes. Donot stir or mix.
      • After ten minutes, open the lid and stir it with the ladle without forming lumps.
      • Keep it aside for five to ten minutes.
      • Then add 1 tbsp of oil and knead it with the hand when the dough is still warm.
      • Knead it well to make it like a chappathi dough.

      Paruppu usili

      Channa dhal – 2 tbsp

      Toor dhal – 2 tbsp

      Guntur chilli – 1

      Bedigi chilli – 2

      Salt -As required

      Asafoetida -A pinch

      • Wash and soak all the ingredients for one and a half hour.
      • Drain the water completely.
      • Grind the dhal and chilli.
      • Add salt and asafoetida. Mix well.
      • Now make dumplings and steam cook it.

      Ammini Kozhakkattai with paruppu usili_usili

      • Paruppu usili kozhakkattai is ready.
      • After crumbling it, we can mix it with ammini kozhakkattai, vazhaipoo, beans and cluster beans.

      Ammini kozhukkattai with paruppu usili

      • Add coconut oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds.
      • Now crumble and add the steam cooked paruppu usili and saute for two minutes.

      Ammini Kozhakkattai with Paruppu usili_usili

      • Add ammini kozhukkattai and mix well.
      • Healthy snack is ready to serve.

      Ammini kozhakkattai with paruppu usili_final pic

      Note:

       You can serve ammini kozhukkattai without mixing with usili. Simply splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and serve.

      Else you can also mix grated coconut with it.

      You can mix idli podi with ammini kozhukkattai to make podi kozhukkattai.

      If you are going to use the same doughfor making sweet kozhukkattai, add only a pinch of salt. You can add the salt in paruppu usili or while spluttering with mustard seeds.

       

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      Comments

      Ema Jones
      28th August 2014 at 12:13 PM

      Great lentils recipe, yeah cute looking…



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      15th August 2020 at 1:45 PM

      I love these cute little Kozhukattai. And what a brilliant idea of making it with paruppu usili. Very nice.



      LINSY PATEL
      16th August 2020 at 7:42 PM

      I am sure because of its shape kids love this and what a great way to feed kids protein thru dal



      Mina Joshi
      17th August 2020 at 12:18 AM

      This looks delicious. These remind me of savoury rice dumplings and would love to make these sometime soon.



      17th August 2020 at 12:35 AM

      A different twist using paruppu usili. Have tried and tasted the ulundhu usili ammini kk till date . this sure is a new thing for me



      17th August 2020 at 1:37 PM

      I often make this and it is tasty. Adding of paruppu usili is something new to me, good to know that.



      17th August 2020 at 2:31 PM

      Reading your post My tummy is growling. Such a delicious yet satisfyingly simple dish. My daughters will like this.



      18th August 2020 at 10:15 PM

      Niranjana, I’m a huge fan of ammini kozhukkatai ever since I tasted it for the first time at a fair we had in our apartment complex. Since then learnt how to make it. However, every time I’ve made it I just do a simple tempering of curry leaves and urad dal or add idli podi. Yours with paruppu usili looks so tempting and surely going to try it.



      19th August 2020 at 1:52 AM

      This ammini kozhukattai is kind of my childhood favourite…I always used to be fascinated with these small balls!! I’m sure with paruppu usili, it must have tasted great!!



      priyavaasu
      19th August 2020 at 9:37 PM

      We love ammini kozhukattai! Those cute lil balls, i make extra modak flour just to make this in the evening! Adding paruppususli to it sounds very tempting!!!



      19th August 2020 at 10:31 PM

      Such an interesting and new recipe to me. Staying in bangalore but away from these delicious dishes from south India. I love the way you explained your recipe with all step by step method. Beautiful and delicious recipe Niranjana!



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