Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Mung Sprouts Kozhukatai


My grandmother used to make this type of kozhukatai, we use to say this ilayapam as we to make this in a leaf called arasa ilayai or don't remember exactly . I still remember me and grandmother we use to go somewhere and pick up these leaves for that recipes. Those days are really memorable and cherishable, care free life....
 Anyway before going to the recipe first i would like to thank Priya of Priya's easy n tasty recipes. I never got sprouts so good, she was kind enough to help me on this and this time i got it perfect as shown in the picture. She also has lots of innovative recipes using different sprouts, i have to say that her current ongoing event inspired me to prepare this with sprouts otherwise i would have done with just normal mung beans. To view her event details click here.
How to make sprouts:


Take 1 cup of mung beans or any other bean which you want to sprout, soak them in water for 1 whole night. The next day day morning filter the water completely, transfer the beans to another bowl, cover with a muslin cloth and leave it in the dark side of room for one day , you can see the sprouts coming out after 1 day which you can use it for your recipes.
Ingredients:
For the dough:
Rice flour- 1 cup
Milk- 1/2 cup
Water- 11/2 cups
Ghee-1 tsp
Oil- 4 tsp
Salt a pinch
For the filling:
Mung sprouts- 1/2 cup
Black jaggery- 3 tbsp
Grated fresh coconut- 1/4 cup
Ghee- 2 tsp
Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp
Method:
First prepare the filling by heating the ghee in a saucepan, add the coconut, cardamom powder and black jaggery. Then add about 1/2 tbsp of water. Keep the flame in medium to low and heat until it becomes liquid and runny, at this stage add the sprouts and mix well. Keep stirring and cook until the water is dried out. Switch off the flame and set it aside.

Now prepare the dough by mixing the flour, milk, water, ghee and salt in a non stick pan. Heat it in a medium to low heat, keep stirring continously without any lumps. Keep stirring until it reaches a sticky dough consistency. At this take it off from the stove and add the oil and mix well to form a smooth dough.
To make the kozhukatai, apply oil or ghee in your palm and rub well. Take a lemon size ball out of the dough, press it to a circle on a cling film, place the filling in the middle, close it and seal the edges using a fork. Steam them using idli plates or any other steamer for 15 minutes.
Serve warm or cold.
This recipe goes to the event Let's sprout hosted by Priya's easy n Tasty recipes.
This recipe also goes to my event Iftar Moments: Hijri 1431
This recipe also goes to the event Steamy Kitchen event hosted by Cooking Escapades

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19 comments:

Reshmi Ahmed said...

wow ! my mom used to make this for us too...still has the taste in my mouth...by the way, is there a substitute for black jaggery in this recipe as i dont get it here?

Adventures in Domestic Cooking said...

Talk about yummy!

Menaga Sathia said...

அருமையாக இருக்கு...

Unknown said...

wow, that looks mouth-watering

Satya said...

kozhukatai is my favorite ..looks delicious ,healthy n yummy filling ,very new to me ...

Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

aipi said...

totally me 2 me.. that looks yummy and healthy..

aipi said...

oops! i meant new 2 me :-)

Unknown said...

Never heard of mung sprouts kozhukatai, will surely try it next time..Looks very healthy and tasty..Great entry for Priya's event..

Krishnaveni said...

delicious and yummy, healthy as well, great

Priya Suresh said...

Nutritious kozhukattais dear..wow sprouts turned out prefect for u, glad my tips helped u and so nice for ur kind words dear..

Lorraine said...

Wonderful memories of preparing this with your grandmother. Looks delicious. Thanks for the great instruction:)

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

yummy,healhty n droooling dish....wil send my entries soon dear...u rock with ur recipes and with lovely event..

Nitha said...

I ve tasted this once from my friend's place.. Looks yumm..

Fathima said...

I normally make this with mung dal... sprouts sounds great! Ilayappam is one of my all time favs... I could go on eating them...

Torviewtoronto said...

Wow looks so delicious I am getting hungry
we make a stringhoppers filled like this

http://torviewtoronto.blogspot.com/2010/05/sweet-filled-string-hoppers.html

Niloufer Riyaz said...

used to make kozhukzttai with only roasteitiosd moong dal, this one looks delicious n more nutr

Bergamot said...

This is really nice recipe. Never come across something like this before. Thanks for submitting it for the "Steamy Kitchen Event"

Lav said...

Have always been thinking of spicy dishes with sprouts...now i can think of making sweets with them too...Wonderful recipe umm :)

Lavanya

www.lavsblog.com

Jaleela Kamal said...

rompa arumai

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