Sweet and savory dumplings with Little Millet (Paal kozhukattai, masala mani kozhukattai in tamil)

Name: Sweet and savory dumplings with Little Millet (Paal kozhukattai, masala mani kozhukattai in tamil)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Little millet/Samai rice flour; 3 cups Milk; 1/2 tsp Saffron; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1/4 cup Sugar; Required Salt; Seasoning for savory dumplings; 1 table spoon sesame seed oil; 1 tspchickpeas; 1/2 Green chillies, finely chopped; Pinch asafetida; 10 Curry leaves; 1 table spoon masala powder (mixture of cumin, carom/ajwan, coriander, pepper, red chili powders)

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Little millet is a small grain loaded with healthy nutrients; rich in calcium, iron, protein, and fiber; It is full of healing power. With millet flour, I made 2 types of dumplings: 1. soaked in milk sweetened with sugar ; 2nd in spicy mixture #Little millet

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Ingredients

30 mins

6 servings

1/2 cupLittle millet/Samai rice flour
3 cupsMilk
1/2 tspSaffron
1/2 tspCardamom powder
1/4 cupSugar
Required Salt
Seasoning for savory dumplings
1 table spoonsesame seed oil
1tspchickpeas
1/2Green chillies, finely chopped
Pinchasafetida
10Curry leaves
1 table spoonmasala powder (mixture of cumin, carom/ajwan, coriander, pepper, red chili powders)
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Steps

30 mins

1

Collect the necessary materials. Place near the cooking area
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Sprinkle some water over the rice flour in a wet cloth, bundle it, and let it soak for 1 hour. Then steam it in the cooker without pressure for 5 minutes. Break the lumps if any. Use the flour to make dumplings
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Place half of the steamed flour in a plate and add ½ teaspoon of cardamom powder.
Add little salt and boiling water little by little and knead well. There should be no lumps. Well kneaded dough does not stick to hands. Make a ball of dough like a rope and cut it into small pieces and place it in the palm of your hand and make small balls with your fingers. Do not squeeze the balls. The balls should be smooth and soft
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Step 4
To make the sweet dumplings: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add 3 cups of milk and let it boil. Stir in cardamom powder, saffron, vanilla extract. Add the balls to the boiling milk. After 2 minutes reduce the flame. Swirl the sauce pand. Make sure the the dumplings do not clump together. Let the milk boil. Add sugar. Let the milk boil till it condenses to 1 cup. Sweet milk dumplings are ready. Turn off the stove. Transfer them to a bowl
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Masala Mani dumplings:
Make small balls as you did before with the other half of steamed flour. Break the lumps if any Add little water, salt. Knead. Make a rope. Cut into small pieces to make small balls. Now you have to steam cook the balls
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Add enough water in a steam cooker to generate steam. Keep the cooker on high flame, cover and bring to a boil. Steam cook the dumplings just as you cook idlies. Use an idli stand with plates., grease the wells with oil and place the balls. Assemble the idli plates on the stand, place it in a cooker (without pressure) cover the cooker and steam cook for 5 minutes. Take out and season.
7

Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat then add mustard seeds. After roasting, add cumin, turmeric, asafetida, curry leaves and green chilies for seasoning. Add steam cooked dumplings, little salt, spice powder and toss. Spicy dumplings are ready. Transfer them to a serving plate. Enjoy

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on July 18, 2023 21:43

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I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography