INGREDIENTS
for the covering
rice flour 1 cup
oil 2-4 tsp
water to knead
mix 1 tsp oil, a pinch of salt with the flour, mix well, then add water little by little to get the dough like soft chappati dough.
for the sweet filling
8 cashew nuts
cardamom 3
almonds 10
pista 10
sugar 5-6 tbsp
powder all these ingredients coarsely. in case you've only almonds, cashew nuts, that is also fine, you may add some raisins, then reduce the sugar that is added.
Method
take small portions of the dough, make it into cup shape by rubbing little oil in your hands, then put the filling, close it to get modak shape or half- moon shape or whatever you find easy.
Heat water in a steamer or pressure cooker, in the idli plate, lightly grease with little oil, keep the modaks/ kolakattai, steam for 7-8 minutes.
remove, for better flavour, just put a drop of ghee/butter on top before serving, you may garnish with some nuts on top too.
For spicy filling
coriander leaves 2 tbsp
green chillies 2-3
ginger 1"
curry leaves 1 sprig
coconut grated 2 tbsp
salt to taste
hing little
grind the ingredients, without water if possible, or just add wee bit of water,g rind it fine.
mix it with rice flour, with 1 tsp oil, make a soft dough adding water little by little.
make small balls, grease the idli plates, place the modaks, steam for 7-8 minutes. for better flavour, you may fry them in oil to make them crisp, or those who are calorie conscious, can eat it plain.
ps- I believe that now, you get readymade Anil brand kolakattai mavu !
ps- when I was young, my mother used to make the dough, by boiling water, adding rice flour in the proportion of 1 glass rice flour to 2 glasses water, keep stirring it, then covering it for some time, knead it well to get it soft. what a laborious task, now, in the fast track world, things are getting simpler, with readymade flour, or by making dough like what is mentioned above ! After making the traditional kolakattai, with coconut, sesame seeds, then spicy ones, by seasoning vadai dough with mustard seeds, udad dal, channa dal, green chillies. If the dough is left over, my mother used to add salt & chilli powder to taste, make small balls,steam it, then fry it crisp with loads of oil!
for the covering
rice flour 1 cup
oil 2-4 tsp
water to knead
mix 1 tsp oil, a pinch of salt with the flour, mix well, then add water little by little to get the dough like soft chappati dough.
for the sweet filling
8 cashew nuts
cardamom 3
almonds 10
pista 10
sugar 5-6 tbsp
powder all these ingredients coarsely. in case you've only almonds, cashew nuts, that is also fine, you may add some raisins, then reduce the sugar that is added.
Method
take small portions of the dough, make it into cup shape by rubbing little oil in your hands, then put the filling, close it to get modak shape or half- moon shape or whatever you find easy.
Heat water in a steamer or pressure cooker, in the idli plate, lightly grease with little oil, keep the modaks/ kolakattai, steam for 7-8 minutes.
remove, for better flavour, just put a drop of ghee/butter on top before serving, you may garnish with some nuts on top too.
For spicy filling
coriander leaves 2 tbsp
green chillies 2-3
ginger 1"
curry leaves 1 sprig
coconut grated 2 tbsp
salt to taste
hing little
grind the ingredients, without water if possible, or just add wee bit of water,g rind it fine.
mix it with rice flour, with 1 tsp oil, make a soft dough adding water little by little.
make small balls, grease the idli plates, place the modaks, steam for 7-8 minutes. for better flavour, you may fry them in oil to make them crisp, or those who are calorie conscious, can eat it plain.
ps- I believe that now, you get readymade Anil brand kolakattai mavu !
ps- when I was young, my mother used to make the dough, by boiling water, adding rice flour in the proportion of 1 glass rice flour to 2 glasses water, keep stirring it, then covering it for some time, knead it well to get it soft. what a laborious task, now, in the fast track world, things are getting simpler, with readymade flour, or by making dough like what is mentioned above ! After making the traditional kolakattai, with coconut, sesame seeds, then spicy ones, by seasoning vadai dough with mustard seeds, udad dal, channa dal, green chillies. If the dough is left over, my mother used to add salt & chilli powder to taste, make small balls,steam it, then fry it crisp with loads of oil!
