Thinai maavu sweet kozhukattai | Foxtail millet flour sweet dumplings

Cuisine Style: Tamilnadu, ancient style, India | Preparation & Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Breakfast, Vinayagar chaturthi special kozhukattai, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Ingredients

• Thinai maavu[Foxtail millet flour] – 1 cup
• Coconut – ½ cup [Grated]
• Jaggery – ½ cup [grated]
• Cardamom powder- ½ tbsp
• Cashew nuts – 5
• Almonds – 3
• Pistachios - 8
• Raisins [Kismiss] -10
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Warm water - 2 to 3 tbsp or as needed

Preparation

• Dry roast foxtail millet flour for a min.
• Heat ghee in a pan, roast cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios, raisins and then chop.
• In a bowl, add grated coconut, add roasted & chopped nuts, cardamom powder, sprinkle ghee and grated jaggery mix well.
• Drizzle enough warm water & make soft dough.
• Take a lemon size portion and fold down all fingers and press gently.
• Steam it in an Idli cooker for 8 min & serve.

Thinai sweet kozhukattai mixture

Foxtail millet flour sweet dumplings