Sweet Kozhukatta

Sweet Kozhukatta is a soft, steamed dumpling made with rice flour dough, filled with a sweet mix of grated coconut, jaggery, and a touch of cardamom powder. It’s a traditional sweet made in many South Indian homes, especially during festivals. This version is not fried, but gently steamed, making it light and healthy. It is especially known as a sacred offering to Lord Ganesha, and during Ganesh Chaturthi, it’s lovingly prepared as modakam or modak, the Lord’s favourite.

Making kozhukatta is simple but needs care. The outer dough is made using rice flour and hot water, kneaded until smooth. The filling is prepared by melting jaggery and mixing it with fresh grated coconut and cardamom. Once the filling cools, small portions of dough are flattened by hand, filled with the sweet mix, and shaped into round ball. Sometimes modaks is made with a pointed tip These are then steamed until the outer cover becomes soft and slightly glossy.

In many homes, kozhukatta is made not just for festivals, but also as a tea-time snack or a gentle sweet treat for children. Since it’s steamed and doesn’t use refined sugar or oil, it’s considered a healthy and light option. The soft rice shell and the warm jaggery-coconut filling make every bite simple yet comforting.More than just a sweet, kozhukatta is tied to tradition, prayers, and family memories. During pujas, it’s made with devotion and offered first to Lord Ganesha before being shared with everyone at home. Whether prepared as an offering or as a snack, sweet kozhukatta carries the touch of love, devotion, and home in every soft, warm bite.

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Sweet Kozhukatta

Author: Ushadevi Cooking Method: Steaming Cuisine: Kerala Courses: Breakast, Snacks, Starters, Sweets & Desserts, Vegan, Vegetarian

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 15 mins Total Time 25 mins

Cooking Temp: 100  C Servings: 6

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year, Rain

Ingredients

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• 2 cup Rice powder (Appam powder)
• 2 cup Grated Coconut
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cup Jaggery
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon Ghee
• ¹⁄₄ cup Flattened Rice (Poha / Aval)
• Hot Water and Salt as required

Instructions

1. Melt jaggery with 1 tablespoon water. When it melted completely, strain it for impurities
2. Add grated coconut ,Flattened rice and mix well and keep it aside ( the mix need to be dry)
3. In a bowl add rice powder, add cardamom powder , salt, and hot water
4. Make it a soft dough.
5. Now make a medium size ball with the dough flatten with another hand, fill the mix and fold it to inside so it look like a ball with filling.
6. Now steam the balls 10-15 minutes. Kozhukkattas are ready