Ellu kozhukattai recipe (semsame stuffed kozhukattai) is one we make every year for Vinayagar Chaturthi/ Ganesh chaturthi. Actually we make ellu urundai and for the sake of offering 3 varieties of kozhukattai for Pillayar, we prepare few kozhukattai with the same ellu urundai stuffed inside the kozhukattai. As a kid I used to like only Ulundu kozhukatai, and never touch vella kozhukattai withchanna dal poornam, I just give the sweet stuffing to someone and eat the outer layer alone ;) . But now, I love to have both. Ellu kozhukattai I just taste, but never used to eat lot as we our-self make very few. But after coming here to Singapore and started celebrating pillayar chathurthi, I haven't tried this ellu kozhukattai, but wanted to try this year and blog it so that I will remember and refer the recipe. This year we have no celebrations as somebody passed away, so I made these just for blogging sake. Though my mom makes in a slightly different method, its more or less same. I made just to stuff the sesame inside instead making it as ellu urundai.
Ellu kozhukattai recipe
Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Makes: 12
Ingredients
| Rice flour (Ready made idiyappam flour) | 1/2 cup |
| Sesame oil | 1 tsp |
| Water | As needed |
| Salt | As needed |
For stuffing
| Sesame seeds (I used black) | 1/2 cup |
| Jaggery, powdered | 3/4 cup |
| Grated coconut | 1/4 cup |
| Elachi | 1 |
Method
- For the stuffing, wash the sesame seeds well for 3 to 4 times in lots of water. You have to remove all the impurities and spread it over a clean kitchen cloth. Let it be for 15 mins.
- Mean while, for the dough, bring water to boil with a tsp of sesame oil and let it boil for a minute. Add it to the flour with salt and mix well. Use a spatula for mixing. You may need lots of water. So make sure you boil enough.
- After it becomes warm, knead to a smooth dough and keep covered. You can make equal sized balls and keep covered.
- By now the sesame seeds will be dry and roast it well until it pops. Add jaggery and coconut to it and mix in low flame.
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- Continue heating in medium flame until the jaggery melts and completely mixes. When it starts leaving the sides, pour and cool down in a plate.
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- When it is still warm, make equal sized balls.
- Make small cups and stuff the sesame inside. You can refer the VIDEO for help.
- Steam it for 8 to 10 minutes. (water should boil before you place the kozhukattai inside the steamer).
Notes
- You can use white sesame seeds as well.
- Roasting the sesame well until it pops is must.
- Restrict to one or two alone as it will be heavy.
Sesame stuffed kozhukattai / ellu kozhukattai is ready, enjoy hot!
