Instructions
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To begin with the Paal Kozhukatai procedure, In a pot toss in jaggery and toss in a little liquid just enough to seal the jaggery in the pot. Bring it to heat to boiling point.
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Take it off from the stove and let it cool a little.
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Filter to remove any impurities in jaggery, keep aside.In a nonstick pot toss in sieved rice ground mix, 1 cup whole milk, seasoning and liquid (as required) and whip all together to get a lump-free, buttery consistency pulse. Now place the pot on a stove and bring to temperature on low flame with constant stirring until the rice pulse turns thick and start leaving the sides of the pot.
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You can toss in 1 teaspoon ghee to the pot to gather all the pulse together. Remove the thick rice paste onto a plate and let it cool for 2 to 3 mins.oil your palm with ghee and pinch a tiny portion of the rice paste and roll into balls. Repeat this for all the paste.
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Keep the rolled kozhukattai covered with damp cloth to prevent it from drying. In another pot, bring to temperature 1 cup whole milk and 1 cup liquid.
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Bring it to heat to boiling point.
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toss in the kozhukattai balls into the boiling whole milk.
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Let it bring to temperature for 2 to 3 mins. Very gently mix gently to prevent the balls from sticking to the bottom.
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Once kozhukattai is cooked, it will float on top. Now toss in filtered jaggery syrup, cardamom ground mix and give a subtle mix gently again.
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seal and heat to boiling point for another 3 mins.toss in coconut whole milk and give it a pulse.
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Wait for a minute and turn off flame.
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Do not heat to boiling point the whole milk once coconut whole milk is added.
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If you heat to boiling point after adding coconut whole milk, the whole milk will curdle.Your paal kozhukattai is ready.
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finish off with few broken saffron strands (optional) before serving.
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enjoy it chilled or mildly hot.Enjoy the paal kozhukatai procedure as dessert after your dinner.
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enjoy the paal kozhukatai with some snacks like thatai, muruku.