AMMINI KOZHUKATTAI / SPICY RICE BALLS – GANESH CHATURTHI RECIPES

I was searching for a low fat, steamed snack . I got this  ammini kozhukattai recipe from a blog . I did some changes and tried it. It was very soft & tasty.

sPICY KOZHUKKATTAI
 INGREDIENTS
  • Rice flour – 1 cup
  • Water – 1.5 – 2 cups
  • Oil – 1 drop
  • Salt – As needed
TO  TEMPER
  • Cooking Oil –  1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal -1 tsp
  • Chana dal – 1 tsp
  • Green chilli – 2 nos ( slit)
  • Ginger – 1 inch piece ( chopped finely)
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Asafetida – 1 pinch
  • Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
METHOD
  • Take the water in a kadai and allow it to boil by adding the salt & a drop of oil.
  • As soon as it starts to roll boil add the measured rice flour and stir well without forming lumps. It will become a soft, non sticky dough.
  • Let it become warm. Then knead it well and make very small balls out of the warm dough by greasing your hands with little gingely oil. Steam cook the balls by arranging them in idly plate. It takes nearly 10 mins to cook. Now remove the balls carefully and set aside.
  • In a kadai heat the oil and temper the items given above in the same order.
  • Add the balls at the end and toss well. Check for salt and mix the grated coconut.

Serve hot !!

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30 thoughts on “AMMINI KOZHUKATTAI / SPICY RICE BALLS – GANESH CHATURTHI RECIPES”

  1. Feel like finishing that bowl,sooo inviting and yummy snacks..those mini rice balls looks so cute..

  2. Jeyashris Kitchen

    very tempting recipe and my fav one. We make this by adding idli milagai podi to this.pretty clicks

  3. wow, those look so tempting, I have seen a few of these recipes now in blog world and would love to try it out 🙂

  4. I just saw this in shanthi's blog, I make similar one like this with a different twist, will post it soon looking so nice, I feel like picking one!

  5. By just looking at these spicy rice balls I have started feeling hungry. These rice balls are looking very delicious and I going to try this recipe right now.

  6. after a long time got sometime for laptop… thanks for adding no onion no garlic section… I was looking for snacks recipes in that section but couldn't find .. u can add this, sweets too… looks yummy will try for sure 🙂

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