Kozhukattais or Kadubu (in Kannada) or Modhaks (in Marathi) are rice flour wraps stuffed with a variety of fillings – they are steamed or there are other deep fried varieties and offered as prasadam to Lord Ganesha. I prepared a few kozhukattais to post the pictures before the festival which starts tomorrow – 15th of September.
Instead of steaming in the cooker, I steamed them in my tupperware microwave safe container for just 3 minutes!
Sweet Kozhukattais/ Modhaks steamed in the Microwave. Green container is perforated and the yellow is filled with 1/2 cup water
Kozhukattai/ Modhak Dough (Kozhukattai Maavu) and Jaggery filling (Poornam)
Four different kinds of Poornam (fillings) can be made. For all the kozhukattai recipes click here. I prepared sweet kozhukattais. Maharashtrains prepare a similar Modhak called Ukadiche Modhak that also has nuts and dry fruits like cashew and raisins and flavorings like khus khus or saffron.
How to steam kozhukattais in the Microwave?
1. Take two microwave safe containers. First container should be bigger and the second should be perforated (with holes in the bottom) and smaller. The second perforarted container should sit inside the first in such a way that the bottom of the second container is a few centimeters above the bottom of the first container. Refer to the first photograph above to get an idea.
2 . Fill the first container with water and put the second container inside it. Place Kozhukkattais in the second container. Make sure that the kozhukattais are not touching or submerged in the water.
3. Cover and microwave on high (for a 900 watts oven) for 3 minutes. Let kozhukattais sit in the container for a couple of minutes before taking them out.
Note: Over steaming can result in broken kozhukattais. Initially I set the microwave on high for 5 minutes but then in 3 minutes the kitchen was filled with the smell of jaggery – the filling I made. I switched it off and let it sit in the steam for a couple of minutes. Timings may vary depending on oven power – I use a 900 watts oven.
for Gowri pooja today, we make stuff called nevryo… which are similar to kozhukattais, but steamed with liquid batter inside turmeric leaves… since I don’t have those here, I’m making your kozhukattais now.
wonderful looking kozhukattais..that too in microwave…rocking!
Hello Lakshmi, thanks for visiting my blog. Glad to get acquainted with yours, preserving and documenting traditional recipes as it does.
Never made this dish before Latha.Looks yum. Love your Tupperware steamer girl,very nice!
Enjoy the Gowri-Ganesha, for us it’s tomorrow,not making anything special.
Everybody is making kozhikutta these days. It looks yum. Why am i not living next to you all.
The steamed modaks look nice…never had any of this kind….thanks for hosting the event…:)
Currently I have many things at my hand, and so dont whether i will be able to make it on time
yum! ur 3 min modaks look so very tempting.
Hi Latha,
I am new to your blog. I never made kozhukattai. I want to give it a try.
Vijaya.
Hi Latha! tomorrow I want to try this method to prepare kudumulu (in telugu). Thanks for sharing.
Welcome jyothi! All the best for great kudumulus! latha.
nice..those kozhukattais are making my mouth water!!
Please have them! latha.
Hi, this is the first time visiting ur blog..Very nice blog..I have not tried steaming kozhukattais in microwave..Will try this vinayagar sathurthi..I started blogging recently and noted ur blog.will visit often.
Nice looking Kozhukattais Latha. I always make it in pressure cooker. I had bought an microwave idli bowl from India and the idlies made from that were a bit harder than the originally made one.. so i stopped making idlies in that.. I had thought of making kozhukattai too in MW but after the result of idlies stopped thinking of that..
Prema, The secret of getting soft Idlies and Kozhukatais in MW is to leave it undisturbed for some time to cool a bit!latha.
Oh, these look yummy! 🙂
We call it modhagams (i love the way they look ~ with a tweaked crown-top) here, different from other kozhukattais..
Happy Vinayagar Chathurti, and do keep writing.
Wishes, minerva*
Thanks! Welcome to my blog!
just excellent ! i too made it today only a few for the neyvedhya!
Those kozzukattais look so good!
Excellent Latha. I should try this MW way.