Paal Kozhukattai
Also known as Chettinad Paal Kozhukattai, Milk Kozhukattai · Veg · Sweets & Desserts
Good for: Vinayagar Chaturthi
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10 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Chettinad paal kozhukattai: rice flour dumplings cooked in milk, sweetened with jaggery, with coconut milk and cardamom. Serves 4, 35 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
9 itemsJaggery¾ cup
Water3 cup
Salt1 pinch
Ghee¼ tsp
Coconut1 cup
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp
Coconut (Grated)1 tbsp
Milk1.5 cup
Rice Flour½ cup
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 364kcal | 1456kcal |
| Protein | 4.7g | 19g |
| Carbohydrate | 62g | 248g |
| Fat | 12g | 47g |
| Fibre | 2.6g | 10g |
| Sugar | 44g | 177g |
Cookd masalas for rice flour
Method
- 1
To make the jaggery syrup, add water, jaggery to a pan and bring the water to a boil and simmer until all the jaggery is melted.
JaggeryWater
- 2
Once this cools down, pass it through a metal strainer to strain all the impurities. Let the jaggery cool.
- 3
To make the dough balls, add water and milk to a pan and bring it to a boil. Add salt and rice flour. Keep stirring until a smooth, lump-free dough is formed. Add Ghee.
WaterSaltGheeMilkRice Flour
- 4
Remove from the heat and let it cool. Grease your hands with little ghee and make small dough balls from the prepared dough.
- 5
Grind the coconut with water, filter and extract coconut milk.
CoconutWater
- 6
To make the milk sauce, heat a pan, add milk and water, bring it to a boil. Add the prepared dough balls to the pan.
WaterMilk
- 7
Once the dough balls are cooked, they will float to the surface.
- 8
Add the jaggery and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes.
- 9
Add the coconut milk, cardamom powder and switch off the flame.
Cardamom Powder
- 10
Add grated coconut mix well and remove from the heat. Serve it as a dessert with lunch or evening snack.
Coconut (Grated)
Before you start
- How long does Paal Kozhukattai take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Paal Kozhukattai serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Paal Kozhukattai vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Paal Kozhukattai spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Paal Kozhukattai?
- ½ cup Rice Flour, ½ cup Milk, ¾ cup Jaggery, 1 cup Coconut, 1 tbsp Coconut (Grated), ¼ tsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Paal Kozhukattai?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Paal Kozhukattai?
- About 364 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
4 notes- A
AD the FoodieMay 2025
Sooper
RajOctober 2023
🤤
- A
AkshuRamAugust 2022
Thank you Cookd for this beautiful recipe on this special day 😍🥰
- N
NadhiyaMay 2022
yummy


