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Upma Kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures. Upma Kozhukattai is a savoury snack made by steaming pulsed rice which is tempered with spices. Upma Kozhukattai is a tasty, healthy snack that is savoured by all.

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Upma Kozhukattai a tasty kozhukattai made using broken raw rice, coconut with the tempering.This can be had for breakfast or as a snack along with coconut chutney too.
It was the first time I tasted upma kozhukattai as a evening snack at a near by restaurant and they served it with black channa curryand it was a yum combo.But onion tomato chutneyis also one of the apt combos for this kozhukattai.

Last week when I was googling for vinayagar(ganesh) chathurthi recipes, I saw pidi/upma kozhukattai being one of them and coincidentally the suppliment that comes with aval vikatan had the recipe too….I grabbed the idea from there and here is the pidi kozhukattai recipe from my kitchen.

I should admit that all my silk sarees are being used more often as props than I wore it in the recent days haha…anyways it is better than sleeping the wardrobe for long what say ?!

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Upma Kozhukattai

Upma Kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures. Upma Kozhukattai is a savoury snack made by steaming pulsed rice which is tempered with spices. Upma Kozhukattai is a tasty, healthy snack that is savoured by all.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Servings2

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoon coconut
  • salt to taste

To temper:

  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chana dal
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 nos red chillies
  • a generous pinch hing

Instructions

  • Take raw rice in a mixer and dry grind it to a rava consistency. Set aside.

  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds , allow it to crackle then add all other items under 'to temper' let it to slightly brown, add coconut saute for 2mins.

  • Then add required water, salt and allow it to boil.

  • Once water starts to boil add the raw rice and keep stirring to avoid forming lumps.

  • Once the rice gets cooked and the water is absorbed fully, the rice mixture will become thick and solid to handle at this stage, switch it off.

  • Spread the mixture on a plate and let it to cool for a while. When the mixture is still warm - Grease your hands slightly with oil.

  • Then take a fistful of the mixture and roll them into a cylindrical dumpling as shown below with your hands. Repeat the same till the mixture gets done.

  • Steam the dumplings for at least 10 mins.

  • Enjoy Upma Kozhukattai hot with tomato onion or coconut chutney.

Notes

  • The consistency in grinding the mixture is purely our choice, if you like it even more fine then go ahead.We liked ours a bit on the coarse side.
  • Make the kozhukattais when its still warm and steam it. Do not let it open for a long time which will cause the mixture to be dry ending up in hard kozhukattais.
  • If you like the chunky pieces then add coconut bits instead of grated coconut.
  • You can use upma rava(white rava) too for making this kozhukattai.

Nutrition Facts

Upma Kozhukattai

Amount Per Serving (125 g)

Calories 418Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Trans Fat 0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Sodium 987mg43%

Potassium 151mg4%

Carbohydrates 81g27%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 11IU0%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 56mg6%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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How to make Upma Kozhukattai

  1. Take raw rice in a mixer and dry grind it to a rava consistency. Set aside. And thats my new mixing bowl that I got in home center 🙂
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  2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds , allow it to crackle then add all other items under ‘to temper’ let it to slightly brown, add coconut saute for 2mins.Then add required water,salt and allow it to boil.
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  3. Once water starts to boil add the raw rice and keep stirring to avoid forming lumps. Once the rice gets cooked and the water is absorbed fully, the rice mixture will become thicka nd solid to handle at this stage, switch it off.
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  4. Spread the mixture on a plate and Let it to cool for a while.When the mixture is still warm – Grease your hands slightly with oil…Then take a fistful of the mixture and roll them into a cylinderical dumpling as shown below with your hands.Repeat the same till the mixture gets done. Steam the dumplings for atleast 10 mins.
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Enjoy hot with tomato onion or coconut chutney.

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Expert Tips

  • The consistency in grinding the mixture is purely our choice, if you like it even more fine then go ahead.We liked ours a bit on the coarse side.
  • Make the kozhukattais when its still warm and steam it. Do not let it open for a long time which will cause the mixture to be dry ending up in hard kozhukattais.
  • If you like the chunky pieces then add coconut bits instead of grated coconut.
  • You can use upma rava(white rava) too for making this kozhukattai.

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Comments

  1. Gajus kitchen

    Looks so wonderful…feel like grabbing one from the pictures.And the silk saree background adds more charm.

    Reply

  2. Aarthi

    yummy kolukattai…love it

    Reply

  3. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

    well 🙂 from my child hood i have been tasting this :)instead of gratting, if u cut in to small small piece, Every bit of pidi kozhukattai will have the coconut and taste is divine { my grand mother use to say} .

    Beautifully clicked 🙂 loved your saree collection

    Reply

  4. Archana Chari

    My grandmom's special.It's traditionally served with thenga thogyal. Very beautiful pictures!

    Reply

  5. Premalatha Aravindhan

    wow very nice n tempitng…lovely clicks:)

    Reply

  6. Akila

    Wow very nice kozhukkattai… got the idea of using sarees ad props…

    Reply

  7. Prathibha

    Nice kozhukattai , looks delicious

    Reply

  8. Saraswathi Tharagaram

    Vibrant pictures and love to grab whole bowl..

    Reply

  9. Nandita SS

    This is love!!! We notmally make this avarekai or field beans and it tastes awesome!! Great recipe and stunning pictures 🙂

    Reply

  10. RAKS KITCHEN

    I love it a lot, but rarely make it. Looks very tempting…

    Reply

  11. jeyashrisuresh

    Even most of my sarees are used for this and i am happy atleast i can use for this purpose:)
    Super tempting healthy kozhukattais. Nice clicks and waiting for the paal kozhukattai

    Reply

  12. tamilsasikitchen

    Kozhukattai looks delicious…

    Reply

  13. Nupur

    So these are your Silk Saarees which made me ponder everytime Sharmi..

    Lovely clicks as always.. and I loved the concept of tehse balls as snack, might try for tonights starter.

    Reply

  14. Poornima Nair

    One of my favorite snacks growing up, looks delicious!

    Reply

  15. Suja Manoj

    Great snack,looks wonderful.

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  16. radha

    The saree looks lovely and you are putting it to good use.
    Have not had this dish for a long time. And I think i should make it soon. If I am not mistaken, we could also eat it with a thick jaggery syrup even though it is a savoury item.

    Reply

  17. divya

    wow this looks amazing!

    Reply

  18. Sangeetha

    pidi kozhukattai looks very delicious n its my fav snack too..yes, spicy tomato chutney is the best combo,we used to add a 1tbsp moongdal along with rice…
    loved your saree color, this time i didn't bring even a single silk saree here, now feeling for it:(

    Reply

  19. Reshmi Mahesh

    Tempting pidi kozhukattai..Lovely clicks…Using saree for bg is really nice…I have only 2 sarees here and they have made already many entries in posts…Miss my collection…

    Reply

  20. TheYummyMorsel

    Lovely kozhukattai! Perfect for the festival.

    Reply

  21. uma viswa

    kozhukattais are easy only when the outer rice oart is soft often it becomes hard that is the sad part

    Reply

  22. Shrav's Kitchen

    Hey Sharmi , I tried it yesterday and it came out so yummy. The other variation would be to add some onion, ginger and green chiilies to it. It will taste good.

    Reply

  23. Naveen Tariq

    ReaL good effort ur doing sharmi! I hv tried so many of ur recipes now after a long long time and they all remind me of khilai who was from Kerala. Forever grateful! Naveen, Karachi

    Reply

  24. Pavithra

    Hi

    Can we make this with idli rice ? Please respond

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    • SHARMILEE J

      Not really sure….I always use raw rice for this kozhukattai.

      Reply

  25. Viji

    My mom used to prepare this kozhukattai, this is my fav. tiffin, along with tomato chutney. But after my marriage, as I dono to prepare this dish, I have never tried it. But yesterday, I tried this dish learning from your blog. It came out very well. Thanks for posting such an authentic dish which inspired me to cook this dish.

    Reply

  26. radha

    thank u for the recipe … I made it at home amd my husband just loved them .. thank u 🙂

    Reply

  27. radha

    thank u for the recipe … I made it at home and my Hubby just loved it

    Reply

  28. Sundari Sekar

    This is also called Neer Urundai.

    Reply

  29. Lakshmi Shankar Iyer

    Wow will try

    Reply

  30. Isha

    Hi sharmi.
    Can we use wheat rava???

    Reply

    • SHARMILEE J

      The taste will differ, it will be like rava upma

      Reply

  31. vidhya das

    Do we have to soak the rice before grinding?

    Reply

    • SHARMILEE J

      No need to soak…

      Reply

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