Puran Kozhukattai with Channa, Jaggery, and Coconut Filling

Name: Puran Kozhukattai with Channa, Jaggery, and Coconut Filling
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cChanna dal; 1 c Jaggery powdered; 1/2 c Grated coconut; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 1 c Rice flour; 120 ml (for dough) Water/as needed; 1 pinch Salt

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Prasad for Ganesh Ganesh chadurthi celebration. VIAYAKA IS ALWAYS SHOWN WITH MODAK IN HIS HANDS. Mothaka hastha. heathy modak with chana, coconut and jaggery simply delicious #FA

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

USA

Prasad for Ganesh Ganesh chadurthi celebration. VIAYAKA IS ALWAYS SHOWN WITH MODAK IN HIS HANDS. Mothaka hastha. heathy modak with chana, coconut and jaggery simply delicious #FA

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 servings

1cChanna dal
1 cJaggery powdered
1/2 cGrated coconut
1/2 tspCardamom powder
1 cRice flour
120 ml(for dough) Water/as needed
1 pinchSalt
snack, prasad

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Steps

40 mins

1

Make a check ist. keep all ingredients close by.
2

Pressure cook channa dal until soft, then drain and mash or powder it. Mix mashed channa dal with grated coconut, jaggery, and cardamom powder for the filling. Mix powdered channa dal with grated coconut, jaggery, and cardamom powder for the filling.
3

Dry roast rice flour in a kadai over low heat; color should not change. Boil water with a pinch of salt, add rice flour, and stir to form a smooth dough. should avoid lumping. turn off the stoce. cool a little. Knead well. Cover with a wet cloth
4

Used 2 different moulds for making modaks as shown in the photos. Grease the mold. yake about 1tsp dough. make a thin lining as shown. Place about 1tbsp filling in the mould as shown. Close to seal,
5

Gently wrap the dough around the filling to form dumplings. un mould; transfer to the modaks to greased idli plate. steam cook in an idli cooker as you do for cooking idlies. Steam the dumplings for about 10-12 minutes until cooked. let cool to room temperature.
6

Then transfer to a serving plateOffer to vinayaka as prasad. Then share with family and friend. Jai Ganesh

Tips

Ensure the dough is smooth and pliable for easy wrapping.

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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on August 29, 2025 19:35

USA

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