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    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids | Sweet Dumpings

    Published: Jun 9, 2016 * Modified: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani * Leave a Comment

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    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids

    Pidi Kozhukattai - South Indian dumplings made from rice flour, jaggery, coconut and sesame oil/ghee. Kozhukattai is one of the recipe that kindles my childhood memories, its staple in our house as a breakfast or as a quick evening snack. My mom makes different varieties of Kozhukattais for different occasions, we used to relish all of them:) As kozhukattais are steamed well its healthy, easily digestible and filling. I have already shared the Ragi Kozhukattai recipe a while back. This sweet Pidi Kozhukattai can be given to toddlers after one year.

    Here is how to make easy and tasty sweet pidi kozhukattai recipe for toddlers and kids.

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    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids | Sweet Dumpings

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    Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai - sweet Dumplings made from rice flour, jaggery and coconut
    Course Sweet
    Cuisine South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Rice Flour - 1 cup
    • Jaggery - ¾ cup
    • Grated coconut- ¼ cup
    • Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp
    • Water - 2 cups
    • Ghee/ Sesame oil - 2 tsp

    Instructions

    • Measure and keep all ingredients ready. Heat jaggery in a pan with ½ cup of water until it melts completely.
    • When the jaggery completely melted, add grated coconut with cardamom powder and mix well. Then adjust the flame to low and add rice flour.
    • Fry everything quickly until it forms a smooth dough. Switch off the flame once done. Cool it down and start making Dumplings by greasing your hand with sesame oil or ghee. Make a small round ball with a dough using your hands.
    • Keep each ball into your hands and press it to bring an oblong shaped dumplings. You can make some as round balls too.
    • Transfer the dumplings to a steamer or idli pot and steam it for 12-15 minutes until the dumplings got cooked well and turns little shiny.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 20g
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    Procedure :
    1. Measure and keep all ingredients ready. Heat jaggery in a pan with ½ cup of water until it melts completely.
    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids - step 1
    2. When the jaggery completely melted, add grated coconut with cardamom powder and mix well. Then adjust the flame to low and add rice flour.
    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids - step 2
    3. Fry everything quickly until it forms a smooth dough. Switch off the flame once done. Cool it down and start making Dumplings by greasing your hand with sesame oil or ghee. Make a small round ball with a dough using your hands.

    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids - step 3
    4. Keep each ball into your hands and press it to bring an oblong shaped dumplings. You can make some as round balls too.
    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids - step 4
    5. Transfer the dumplings to a steamer or idli pot and steam it for 12-15 minutes until the dumplings got cooked well and turns little shiny.
    Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe for Toddlers and Kids - step 5
    The tasty sweet pidi Kozhukattais are ready!
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    Notes :
    • Homemade rice flour or idiyappam works best for making Kozhukattai.
    • Make sure to do everything thing quick after you add rice flour.
    • The color of the dumplings are totally depends on the type of jaggery used.
    • Always check with your doctor before giving any new food to your baby.

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