Banana Kozhukattai

Banana Kozhukattai

Banana Kozhukattai

Preparation time-5 min
Cooking time-10 min
Total time- 15min

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

1. Rice Flour - 250 gm
2. Grated coconut -100 gm
3. Grated Jaggary - 50gm
4. Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Sugar -1 teaspoon
6. Cumin seeds- 1 pinch
7. Banana- 1 no.

Method:

Step 1: Boil a glass of water in a pan, add salt, sugar,rice flour and stir it well. Make a soft dough with your hand after 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 2: By the time, mix grated coconut, grated jaggary, chopped banana and cumin seeds, mix it well.

Step 3:Take lemon sized dough in your hand, make a ball and spread it in round shape in your left hand with right hand.

Step 4: Keep the mixture in center of the flat surface of the dough and make balls.

Step 5: Keep the balls in steamer for 10 minutes. After turning off the flame, open the lid of the steamer and allow it to cool. 

Tips and warnings

• For easy spreading of dough in your hand, grease the palm with water. 
• Keep the kozhukattai in steamer after steam produces.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

• No special suggestions

Antenatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for lactating mothers

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Postnatal diet

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for diabetic persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake

Diet for hypertensive persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level

Diet for cardiac persons

• Reduce the amount of jaggary, as it increases blood sugar level
• Reduce coconut, as it increases blood cholesterol level 
• Suggest for minimum intake