Kozhakkattai
Sign in to saveKozhukkattai (, Kozhukatta (), kudumu (Telugu: కుడుము), Modaka () is a popular South Indian dumpling made from rice flour, with a filling of grated coconut, jaggery, or chakkavaratti. Kozhukatta, although usually sweet, can sometimes be stuffed with a savory filling. Modak is a similar dish made in other parts of India.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Kozhukatta
- Food.image
- Kozhukkatta-shraddha.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 200px
- Food.caption
- Kozhukatta/kozhukkattai
- Food.country
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Food.region
- Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Food.national_cuisine
- India, Sri Lanka
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.main_ingredient
- Grated coconut, jaggery
- Food.similar_dish
- mont lone yay baw, klepon, bua loi, khanom kho, tangyuan, modak
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- food
- Part of
- Keralan cuisine
- Country of origin
- India
- Image
- Kozhukkatta.jpg
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Kozhukkattai (, Kozhukatta (), kudumu (Telugu: కుడుము), Modaka () is a popular South Indian dumpling made from rice flour, with a filling of grated coconut, jaggery, or chakkavaratti. Kozhukatta, although usually sweet, can sometimes be stuffed with a savory filling. Modak is a similar dish made in other parts of India.
==Preparation== The dish is prepared by mixing grated coconut with jaggery syrup, placing it inside dumplings of rice flour, and steaming the dumplings. Ghee, cardamom, finely ground roasted rice flour etc. may be added to enhance the taste and flavor of the filling. In Kerala, a variant of kozhukatta made with atta flour (instead of rice flour) and grated coconut is a staple breakfast among some groups.
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