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... 
RAGI UPPU KOZHUKATTAI | RAGI BLACK EYED PEAS STUFFED SAVORY MODAK | KELVARAGU KAARA SUNDAL PURANA KOZHUKATTAI. This was one among the kozhukattai I made for Vinayagar Chaturthi this year. Do refer the below picture for the festival spread I made on that day. I also shared the prasadam for 4 families surrounding us on... RAGI KOZHUKATTAI / RAGI MODAKAM
My family loves Ragi cooked in any form or name ! Ragi Maddae , Ragi Dosae , Ragi Idly, Ragi Rotti , Ragi Uppittu , Ragi Otthu Shyaavige , Ragi Halbai , Ragi Soup are often included in our menu !
I was thrilled when I learnt that the recipe of Ragi Modak won the National Millet Recipe Competition organized by The Union Ministry Of Agriculture at the Millet Culinary Carnival ! Why hadn't I thought of this recipe before ! This thought set me in an experimental mode !
So here is my version of Ragi Kozhukattai / Ragi Modakam which turned out really yummy ! I am sure Ragi lovers will fall for these melt in the mouth Kozhukattais !
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SWEET FILLING
Fresh coconut gratings - 1 cup
Round Jaggery ( Grated) - 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 pinch
TO MAKE THE FILLING
1. Combine coconut gratings and jaggery in a heavy bottomed pan and cook on low flame till they combine well.
2. Cook till the filling (Poornam / Hoorana) comes together , mix in the cardamom powder and keep aside.
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THE DOUGH FOR OUTER COVER
Ragi flour - 3/4 cup
Salt - 1 pinch
Sesame oil - 2 tbsps + 1 tbsp
Water - 1 cup
TO MAKE THE DOUGH
1. Boil water adding salt and 2 tbsps of sesame oil.
2. When it comes to a rolling boil stir in Ragi flour .
3. Cook on low flame stirring continuously till the cooked flour comes together into a soft dough.
4. Leave it covered till it is cool enough to handle.
5. Apply the remaining sesame oil to the dough and knead well.
TO MAKE THE KOZHUKATTAIS / MODAKAMS
1. Take a lemon size ball of the ragi dough , dust it with little flour and roll it into a small disk using a rolling pin.
2. Place a spoon of the sweet filling and gather the edges together over the filling.
3. Press the gathered edges together and give it a slight twist to form a peak.
4. Make Kozhukattais / Modakams similarly using all the dough and the filling .
5. Steam the Ragi Kozhukattais / Ragi Modakams in a steamer or a pressure cooker for ten minutes .
Allow it to cool down and remove the luscious and warm Ragi Kozhukattais / Ragi Modakams on to a plate . Offer the Modakams to Lord Ganesha and enjoy the prasadam.
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