Ulutham Poorna Kozhukkattai / Black Gram Dal Dumpling

Ulunthu Poornam  /  Black gram dal  dumpling

For Stuffing :  Ingredients :

Urad  dal /  Black gram dal :  1/2 cup

Green chilly  : 3

 Chopped ginger : 1 tsp

Salt to taste.

To Temper :

Mustard seeds : ½ tsp

Hing :  a pinch

Curry leaves : few

Ingredients for Outer Covering:

*  Rice flour  :  3/4 cup

Water : 3/4 cup + 1 ladle 

Salt to taste.  

Gingelly Oil / Til oil – 1 tsp

       

In heavy bottim Pan, Healt  water and add oil and salt .    When the water comes to boiling stage, add rice flour  .  Cook it stirring continuously till it absorbs all the water. Close the lid ….

Allow it to become warm.

 Keep water + oil mixture in a bowl.   Grease your hands with this water+ oil mixture while kneading .  Knead it well without any lumps.  If you feel dry add some  water and if it is sticky , add little rice flour.... and knead into a soft dough.

Keep it in hot pack till you are using

Prepare For  Stuffing : 

Soak Urad dal for 2 hrs. 

Add  chilly,  ginger  and Grind it adding very less water.  Need not grind  very nicely, like vadai batter.  Batter should be like Idly batter consistency.

Add salt and  mix nicely.

Steam in Idly pan for 10 mts.

Let it cool..  Crumble them nicely.  

         In pan temper with mustard .  Add hing powder and curry leaves and give a stir.  Add crumbled Urad dal and saute it for 2 mts .

Stuffing is ready.

Now grease your hands with water + oil mixture.  pinch out a lemon size ball from the rice dough .  Make a oval shaped rice base and keep the Urad dal stuffing and close it from all the sides.  Press gently with your fingers at the tip of the curved surface to form nice impression .  Kozhukkattai  should be ‘D’ in shape.

Prepare all the kozhukkatai and steam cook for 7 mts.   

Your Ulundhu poorna Kozhukkattai / Black gram dal dumpling  is  ready for neivedhyam. 

 If you have any leftover rice dough , you can prepare Ammini Kozhukkattai . or  Ammini Kozhukkattai ( No Oil Version )  

Note : 

If you are making this for snacks on normal days, you can include finely chopped veggies while preparing stuffing. 

Healthy evening snack is ready.