Kozhukattai for Aadi velli

Aadi is a tamil month which falls from mid July to mid

August.Both Aadi chevvai ( Tuesdays ) and Velli ( Fridays )

are auspicious for the worship of Goddess Sakhti .

In our places the women used to do poojas

starting in the late night.These poojas are performed

only by women and no men are allowed to enter . Group

of women joined together and performed at the homes with

no men . Since it used to be in the night I never

attended the poojas . As a child all I knew is eating the

kozhukattais . My grandma gave us secretly the kozhukattais

in the morning .

My MIL used to do this kozhukattais other days for

men at home. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

Rice flour - 1 cup

Salt a pinch

water to form a dough

Method

Combine flour , salt and water to form a soft dough.

Make different kinds of shapes like round , oval etc..

In a thick bottomed vessel boil 4 cups of water.

When water comes to boil take a handful of kozhukattais

and drop them slowly into the water . Take a laddle and

stir slowly . Allow it to cook for 5 min . Take the

kozhukattais out of the vessel without water

using the laddle It is best eat with coconut flakes.

Note

The water should be at rolling boil when dropping the balls.