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Ganpati Kozhakattai
Rare
Kozhakattai made specifically for Ganpati (Ganesh Chaturthi)
Steamed rice flour kozhakattai made for Ganpati, with sweet or salt fillings.
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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.
Sweet Kozhakattai
A soft rice-flour dough shaped into small cups, filled with a coconut-jaggery-cardamom filling, sealed and steamed until cooked through.
Kara Kozhakattai
The same rice-flour dough as the sweet version, filled instead with a coarsely ground and steamed urad dal-channa dal filling seasoned with coconut, mustard and curry leaves.
Elai Adai
Rice batter wrapped in banana leaf around coconut and jaggery, then steamed — a festival treat.
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Sakara Pongal
Sakkarai Pongal - a Tamil sweet rice and jaggery pudding.
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MAKING KOZHAKATTAI DURING GANPATI WITH AMMAMMA — I WAS SO BAD AT SHAPING THEM AND ROLLING OUT THE LITTLE RICE FLOUR SHEETS THAT WE DEVISED A NEW METHOD: SHE'D MAKE THE SHEETS, I'D STUFF AND SHAPE THEM. IF BY CHANCE I GOT ONE RIGHT, SHE'D BE SHOCKED, SURPRISED, AND SO HAPPY. ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE PASSTIMES AROUND THIS SEASON WAS WATCHING REELS OF PEOPLE MAKING THEM EFFORTLESSLY. MY FAVOURITE PART WAS THATHA COMING BY TO CONGRATULATE US EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES!
YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026