Kozhukattai / Mothagam

All Fridays in the month of Aadi(Tamil month) are considered auspicious and on the first Friday it is a custom to make Kozhukattai or Mothagam (Sanskrit) for Lord Ganesha.

It is believed that Lord Ganesha's favourite dish is Mothagam and hence his name 'Modhagapriyan'.

I have been busy the whole day running around with my personal stuffs. But somehow I wanted to post this dish today. I managed to get my time now (it is 11.40 P.M :D) and here you go.

Ingredients:
Rice flour - 1.5 Cup(s)
Water - 1 Cup
Jaggery - 7-8 pieces
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Sesame Oil - 1 Tsp
Cardamom - 2
Salt - 1 Tsp

Method:

1. Boil water in a pan.Add Salt and Sesame oil.
2. Once water starts boiling, gradually add the rice flour. Mix it well and see to that no lumps are formed.
3. Allow it to cool. It should be in Chapati consistency.
4. For preparing pooranam (coconut sweet), in a pan add jaggery, sprinkle water and allow it to melt. Do not add more water.
5. Powder cardamom seeds.
6. Once jaggery starts melting add coconut and cardamom powder and keep mixing for sometime.
7. Allow it to cool.
8. Now form balls with the rice flour and small balls with the coconut sweet.
9. Make a cup like structure or a flat structure (whichever is comfortable) with the rice flour and place the coconut sweet ball in it.
10. Close the cup leaving a beak like appearance.
11. Steam the Kozhukattai for 10 mins.
12. Your sweet is ready !

Have a nice day !