Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Palkova Mothagam | Khoya Modak

Palkova Mothagam is also known as khoya modak or palkova kozhukattai is a sweet dumpling made from the rice flour dough as outer cover and milk solids as inner filling. It's super easy to make these kozhukattai provided that you have palkova in your hands and it's lip smacking delicious !

For Ganesh Chathurthi, sweetened chana dal and coconut are the most popular filling in making these kozhukattai. But for a quick and easier version, you can try these palkova kozhukattai.

Before moving on to the recipe, let's check out the FAQs about making kozhukattai.

What type of rice flour is good for making kozhukattai?

Pacharisi / Raw rice flour is the most commonly used flour for making kozhukattai. You can make your own rice flour at home or use the store bought flour.

If you're buying from the store, make sure that the rice flour is very fine. Usually it's available in the market in the name of kozhukattai maavu or idiyappam flour.

In our home, while we grew up, Amma always made dough from idli rice batter for both kozhukattai and idiyappam. The flavor and the texture are so unique compared to rice flour dough.

Related : How to make kozhukattai dough using idli rice

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Why can't I shape the modak / mothagam ?

Dough consistency is the key to making modak shapes easily. There are a couple of things to be taken care of for making the dough. Those are

Rice flour should be fine enough such that adding hot water into the flour makes it almost cooked.
Almost cooked rice flour is pliable and easy to make shapes. Otherwise you can't make shapes and the dough would be easily breakable.
Water should be boiled for making the dough.
Grease your hands well to avoid the dough sticking to your hands while shaping.
If you're a beginner, buy a modak/mothagam mold, it will do your job a lot easier.

Why do my modak/mothagam get cracked after steaming?

Steaming for a longer time would make the modak crack on the outer layer. Since the dough is almost cooked already, there is no need to cook for a longer time. Just 5-7 mins of steaming is enough.

Palkova Kozhukattai | Khoya Modak

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 8 mins | Serves : 3
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Sesame oil - 1/2 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Boiling water - little less of 1/2 cup
Palkova - 1/2 cup

Procedure

First for the dough, take the rice flour in a bowl, add salt and oil.

Mix it all well together. Then pour the boiling water & mix it with a wooden laddle.

Once the dough start comes together, use you hand and make a soft dough. Take a pinch of dough and form a ball.

Grease your hand with oil well, take a dough and gently press it with your fingers around the edges and move towards the center, it will make a small bowl like the below image ,take a spoonful of palkova(5 mins microwave palkova recipe) and add into the center and then close the dough as shown below.

Do the same for all the dough and filling. Put it in a steamer basket and steam it for 5-7 mins.

Delicious Palkova Kozhukattai is ready !

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Notes:

The above quantity makes 6 regular size modak and 12 mini modak.
You can use the store bought palkova also for this recipe.
Don't overfill the kozhukattai otherwise the filling will come out while steaming

Friday, August 11, 2017

Microwave Palkova | Palkova with Condensed Milk | Gokulastami Recipe under 10 mins

Palkova, a delicious sweet made from milk and it's the most favorite sweet of mine in my childhood.Whenever we visit Sankarankovil, that's my mom's native, we used to buy this from the milk society.

Next to Srivilliputhur, Sankarankovil is famous for it's palkova and it is so grainy and has melt in mouth texture. I have tried the traditional way of making palkova from milk a few times, but i couldn't get the exact taste and texture.

Later i came to know about the making of palkova from sweetened condensed milk in microwave and so far i had tried this method a couple of times & every time it turned out so delicious.

l'm so in love with the grainy texture of this palkova. One thing i have to admit here that it doesn't taste like the traditional palkova made from milk, but still it taste good on its own way and satisfy your palkova craving within minutes.

As Krishna jeyanthi is around the corner, this might to be easy naivedyam that you can offer to Lord Krishna on this auspicious day. Happy Krishna Jeyanthi to all who celebrate it.

Palkova with condensed milk

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 6 to 8 mins | Serves : 5
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 tin
Curd - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Ghee - 3 tsp

Procedure

Open the condensed milk can and keep all other ingredients ready.

Pour the condensed milk into microwave safe glass bowl, add curd(adding curd gives that grainy texture otherwise the palkova would be chewy, so don't skip the curd) into it and mix well.

Put it in microwave & cook it in high for 2 mins. Take it out and add 1 tsp of ghee, mix well and again put it in microwave.

Cook it in high for again 2 mins. Take it out and add 1 tsp of ghee, mix well and place once again in microwave.

Again cook it for 2 mins. Take it out , this time it all bubbles up and becomes thick, add the remaining ghee and mix a good mix. At this stage it's almost ready.

But i want little more color on my palkova, so keep it in microwave for another 1 min. Tada, Your Palkova is ready.

If you like to pack as single serving, let the palkova cool a bit and place it on parchment paper and fold it as i did in the below pictures.

Tasty and yummy Palkova is ready.

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