Moong Dal Kozhukattai - Paasi Paruppu Poornam Kozhukattai Recipe

Every year we used to make pooranam with channa dal. This year I wanted to try kozhukattai with moong dal poornam. My MIL told this paasi paruppu pooranam comes out more flavourful than channa dal. So I gave a try. It was very nice & we all loved it.. I think people in Andhra makes this kind of poornam for Ganesh chaturthi. For variations, you can also use cooked green moong dal instead of yellow moong dal. If you are really bored of making chana dal pooranam / Kadalai paruppu poornam, try this moong dal kozhukattai for a change. U’ll love it..

I wish all my friends a very happy vinayagar chaturthi.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 250ml

Rice flour – 1 cup
Water – 1.75 cups (water quantity varies for home made rice flour)
Salt – A pinch
Gingely oil – 1tsp

For pooran

Yellow moong dal – 1/4 cup
Grated jaggery – 1/3 cup
Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp

METHOD

In a pressure cooker base , dry roast the moong dal till it becomes golden brown with a nice aroma.Pressure cook it adding 1 cup of water.After the steam is released , open the cooker & mash the dal well with a ladle.

To this mashed dal , add grated coconut & jaggery and mix well till it becomes thick & leave the sides of the cooker.

U can check its consistency by making a small ball out of the stuffing. If u r able to roll a ball , consistency is just right..Keep the pooran aside and start making kozhukattai dough.

Heat water in a bowl adding gingely oil. When the water starts to roll boil, switch off the flame. Add this water to the measured rice flour and mix well with a ladle.Make a non-sticky dough and apply sesame oil. cover it with a wet cloth till use.

Make small balls out of the dough , grease ur hands with oil and press it to make a cup shape..Keep a tsp of stuffing and close it to make a modhagam shape.