Maida Mavu Kozhukattai

Ingredients

1.Maida/All Purpose Flour-1 cup

2.Grated Coconut-1 cup

3.Jaggery-3/4 Cup

4.Oil-for frying

5.Water-1/2 Cup

Method

Preparation of Purnam


1.In a dry pan in a low flame add the grated coconut and stir it and allow it till the heat is spread to the Grated Coconut.Make sure it doesnot change its color.
2.Then transfer the heated Coconut to the plate.
3.In a dry pan add jaggery and 2 tsp of water  to dissolve jaggery .(Dont add too much water).when jaggery comes to boil just switch off the flame.
4.Now add the heated Coconut to the  pan containing jaggery  and stir it well.
5.Purnam is now ready

Preparation of Maida Balls

1. In a dry vessel add maida/All purpose flour and add water gently(dont add too much water then you will not be able to roll the pieces,so gently add water).
2..Just mix it well and squeeze it and make the dough.
3.Now make the dough into small size maida balls.

Preparation of  Maida Mavu Kozhukattai

1.Now pat the dough and slightly start pressing in the middle and just turn it so that it will look like a bowl shape.
2.Meanwhile just roll the purnam into small small round pieces and keep it ready.
3.Now keep the purnam ball inside that bowl shape kozhukattai and just cover all the ends into one single point.It will look like nose shaped.
4.Repeat the same process till the Maida balls/purnam balls gets finished.
5.Allow it to dry for half an hour.

6.In a dry pan add oil and keep it in a medium flame allow it to get heated.
7.Then add the dried kozhukattai to the oil and wait until it is fried and cooked completely.
8.Maida Mavu Kozhukattai is ready for Nyveidhiyam.