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Foxtail Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe

August 30, 2022 By Sangeetha Priya 2 Comments

Foxtail Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe : I have been making Millet based kozhukattai recipes for a couple of years on festive occasions. And this Foxtail Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai is one among them. I am posting a recipe in blog after few months of break. So I was pulling myself to post this recipe before this year Vinayagar Chaturthi. Also wishing you all a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.

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Foxtail Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe

Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Ingredients

Homemade/ Store Bought Foxtail Millet Flour – 1 Cup ( 1/2 Cup whole millet yields 1 Cup flour)
Chopped Cashew Nuts – 2 Tbsp
*Palm Jaggery Syrup -1 Cup
Shredded Coconut – 2-3 Tbsp
Ghee – 1 Tbsp
Cardamom Powder – 1tsp
Salt – A Pinch

*Dissolve 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp Palm Jaggery in 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp of Water & filter
For Reduced sugar version use 1/2 Cup Jaggery and 3/4 Cup water
Will be adding step by step pictures soon

How to make Millet Flour

  • Do soak whole grain foxtail millet in water for 2 hours minimum and 6 hours maximum(Pic 1).
  • Drain the excess water and pat dry over cloth for 20 minutes to absorb the excess water(Pic 2).
  • Change the paper towel and let it dry under shade (Pic 3).
  • Later powder millet to fine texture (Pic 4).
  • Sieve the ground millet flour (Pic 5).
  • Take the fine millet flour for this recipe (Pic 6), coarse unfiltered millet rava can be used in other recipes.
  • For the shelf life dry roast millet in low flame and store in an air tight container
Foxtail Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe

Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Preparation

  • In a heavy bottom pan dry roast millet flour in low flame for few mins.
  • Keep the flour aside.
  • Break the jaggery (Pic 1 & 2) using any heavy object.
  • In the same pan dissolve palm jaggery or jaggery powder in 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp of Water (Pic 3).
  • Filter impurities and keep the syrup aside (Pic 4).
  • You no need to check syrup string consistency here.
  • Clean and reheat the same pan.
  • When the pan is hot add ghee and chopped cahew nuts (Pic 1).
  • Fry till golden brown and later add prepared jaggery syrup (Pic 2).
  • When the mixture comes to rolling boil add millet flour in batches (Pic 3).
  • Add pinch of salt and also add cardamom powder (PIc 4).
  • Let the moisture evaporates and the kozhukattai mixture seperates from the pan (Pic 5).
  • Let it cool before you shape, meanwhile grease the steamer plates with oil/ghee (Pic 6).

How to make Fist Shape (Pidi Kozhukattai)

  • Grease palm with ghee/oil.
  • Take a lemon size ball of prepared kozhukattai dough in your hand (Pic 1).
  • Smooth the dough and roll to slight oval shape.
  • Keep the dough in between fingers and palm (refer video tutorial)
  • Now squeeze the dough by making a fist shape ie Press the fingers tight towards palm (Pic 2).
  • Repeat pressing until you get desired impression on dough (Pic 3).
  • Repeat the above steps for the rest of the dough (Pic 3).
  • Arrange the shaped kozhukattai on a greased steamer plates.
  • Steam in idli pan for 5 minutes over the stove (Pic 4) or do check the Instant Pot method below.

How to Steam Pidi Kozhukattai In Instant Pot

  • Add water to Instant pot inner pot and set sauté mode high by closing the IP with glass lid .
  • Let the water comes to boil, once its boiling do cancel the sauté option .
  • Place the steamer stand gently in to the boiling water (Pic 5).
  • Cover it with lid by pressing the steam release button down ie steam mode or check the video tutorial.
  • Pressure cook high for 5 minutes in steam mode using manual timer (use manual timer for steam mode, refer video).
  • Once done, remove the lid, kozhukattai looks shiny as shown above & step by step Picture 6.
  • Serve piping hot tasty millet kozhukattai immediately.

Recipe Card

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Thinai Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
 
Course: Appetizer, Festival Recipes
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 8 Dumplings
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
  • Homemade/ Store Bought Foxtail Millet Flour – 1 Cup 1/2 Cup whole millet yields 1 Cup flour
  • Chopped Cashew Nuts – 2 Tbsp
  • *Palm Jaggery Syrup -1 Cup
  • Shredded Coconut – 2-3 Tbsp
  • Ghee – 1 Tbsp
  • Cardamom Powder – 1tsp
  • Salt – A Pinch
  • *Dissolve 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp Palm Jaggery in 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp of Water & filter
  • For Reduced sugar version use 1/2 Cup Jaggery and 3/4 Cup water
Instructions
How to make Millet Flour
  1. Do soak whole grain foxtail millet in water for 2 hours minimum and 6 hours maximum
  2. Drain the excess water and pat dry over cloth for 20 minutes to absorb the excess water.
  3. Change the paper towel and let it dry under shade.
  4. Later powder millet to fine texture.
  5. For the shelf life dry roast millet in low flame and store in an air tight container
Millet Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai Preparation
  1. In a heavy bottom pan dry roast millet flour in low flame for few mins.
  2. Keep the flour aside.
  3. In the same pan dissolve palm jaggery or jaggery powder in 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp of Water.
  4. Filter impurities and keep aside
  5. You no need to check syrup string consistency here.
  6. Clean and reheat the same pan.
  7. When the pan is hot add ghee and chopped cahew nuts.
  8. Fry till golden brown and later add prepared jaggery syrup
  9. When the mixture comes to rolling boil add millet flour in batches.
  10. Add pinch of salt and also add cardamom powder.
  11. Let the moisture evaporates and the kozhukattai mixture seperates from the pan.
  12. Let it cool before you shape.
How to make Fist Shape (Pidi Kozhukattai)
  1. Grease palm with ghee/oil.
  2. Take a lemon size ball of prepared kozhukattai dough in your hand.
  3. Smooth the dough and roll to slight oval shape.
  4. Keep the dough in between fingers and palm (refer video tutorial)
  5. Now squeeze the dough by making a fist shape ie Press the fingers tight towards palm.
  6. Repeat pressing until you get desired impression on dough
  7. Repeat the above steps for the rest of the dough
  8. Arrange the shaped kozhukattai on a greased steamer plates
  9. Steam in idli pan for 5 minutes on stove or do check Instant Pot method below
How to Steam Pidi Kozhukattai In Instant Pot
  1. Add water to Instant pot inner pot and set sauté mode high (Pic 2) by closing the IP with glass lid (Pic 3).
  2. Let the water comes to boil, once its boiling do cancel the sauté option (Pic 3).
  3. Place the steamer stand gently in to the boiling water (Pic 4).
  4. Cover it with lid by pressing the steam release button down ie steam mode (refer picture 5) or check the video tutorial.
  5. Pressure cook high for 5 minutes in steam mode using manual timer (use manual timer for steam mode, refer video).
  6. Once done, remove the lid, kozhukattai looks shiny as shown above & step by step Picture 6.
  7. Serve piping hot tasty millet kozhukattai immediately.

Recipe Video

I make more millet based sweet and savory kozhukattai varieties every year for Ganesh Chaturthi and the above picture is the 2021 festival neivedhyam for God. Here is the list of kozhukattai I made
  • Ellu Poorana Kozhukattai
  • Jaggery Paal Kozhukattai
  • Ragi Peanut Palm Jaggery Purana Kozhukattai
  • Black Eyed Peas Sundal
  • Ammini Kaara Kozhukattai
  • Thengaai Purana Kozhukattai
  • Ragi Savory (Uppu) Kozhukattai
  • Thinai Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai (this recipe)
  • Red Rice Pidi Kozhukattai (Recipe Later)
  • Red Rice Sweet Pidi Kozhukattai (Recipe Later)
  • Vellai Sundal | Chick Pea Sundal

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