Javvarisi Verkadalai Kozhukattai

Ingredients

• Nylon sago – 1 cup
• Roasted peanuts – ½ cup
• Fresh coconut – ½ cup, grated
• Rice flour – 2 to 3 tbsp
• Green chillies – 2
• Ginger – 1 tsp
• Cumin – 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
• Salt – as needed
• Water – as needed

Method

1. Dry-roast the sago lightly and cool. Pulse it to a coarse meal rather than a fine powder.
2. Coarsely grind the roasted peanuts. Grind chilli, ginger and cumin with a spoonful of water.
3. Combine sago meal, peanut, coconut, chilli-ginger mixture, coriander and salt.
4. Add rice flour and sprinkle water little by little until the mixture holds together when pressed; it should not be wet or sticky.
5. Shape small oblong or round kozhukattai with lightly oiled hands.
6. Arrange with space between them on a greased steaming plate.
7. Steam over actively boiling water for about 10–12 minutes until firm and cooked through.
8. Rest 2 minutes before lifting them from the plate and serve warm.