Ulundhu Kozhukattai | Uppu Kozhukattai | Kara Kozhukattai

The filling for this Kozhukattai is made using Urad dal and spices. The Urad dal is soaked for 30 minutes, then ground coarsely  along with green chili and salt. This mixture is further steamed and upon cooling the crumbled mixture is tempered and used as a pooranam to make this Uppu Kozhukattai (Savory Modak)

Method with Step by Step Pictures to make Savory Modak:

• Soak the urad dhal in water for 30 mins and after that take the urad dhal from water.

• Add green chilli and salt and grind the urad dhal in a mixer one or twice

• Take small dumplings out of the ground dough and make small patties. Add the patties to the greased Idly plates and steam cook it in a pressure cooker for 5mins. Take the cooked urdhal mixture from the pressure cooker and using your hand break the urdal mixture. Heat the pan and add mustard seeds

• Once the mustard starts to sputter add hing and urdhal mixture and mix it well and keep it aside. Make equal size urdhal mixture balls and keep it aside

• Make the outer cover by following the steps given here
• Take some oil in a bowl and take little oil in a hand and then take little amount of kozhukattai dough and using the oil make it like a cup and then in the middle of it add the urdhal pooranam. Close the flour and keep it aside

• Steam cook the urdhal poorna kozhukattai in pressure cooker by placing it in a idli plate for 5 mins

• The delicious urdhal poorana kozhukattai is ready for neivedhyam as well as for serving

Uluthamparuppu Poorana Kozhukattai(Urdhal Poorana Kozhukattai)