Thengai Purnam Kolukattai / Coconut stuffed Kolukattai /Modhagam

Thengai  purnam kolukattai

        Thengai purnam kolukatai is the one which is served as neivaidyam on vinegar chathurthi. The outer layer which is made by rice flour will be salty and the purnam stuffed inside will be sweety. This combination will sure make your mouth watery.

Ingredients:

·        Coconut-2 cups

·        Jaggery -1 cup

·        Cardamom -4 nos

·        Rice flour -2 cups

·        Salt – as needed

Method:

1.     Grind the coconut and cardamom coarsely in the mixer without adding any water, keep it aside.

2.     Boil the water and add the jaggery in it. Let it boil again. Allow the jaggery to dissolve in it.

3.     Strain the impurities with the filter and boil the syrup again.

4.     Now add the grated coconut in it and mix well.

5.     Stir is continuously in low flame till it is non-sticky while making balls.

6.     Check it with water greased hands, the pooram should not stick to the hand and switch off the stove. Now the purnam for kolukattai stuffing is ready.

7.     Make small balls with this purnam and keep aside.

8.     Take a bowl and put 2 cups of rice flour and 1 tsp of salt and mix it.

9.     Boil the water and add it little by little to the flour and mix it well. It should be the dough which is non sticky.

10. Grease the kolukattai mould with coconut oil and fill half with rice flour dough and place the coconut purnam balls in the center and press it. The excess flour will come out, remove it and open the mould and keep it aside.

11. Repeat the step 9 for the remaining flour.

12. Place the kolukattai in idli cooker and cook it .

            Now the kolukattai is ready to serve!!!!!!!!.