Rice flour dumplings – Meat filling

Rice flour dumplings with meat and sprouts is a healthy steamed snack. It a perfect balance of carb and proteins. You can use minced beef, chicken, or mutton.

Let’s see how to make kozhukatta with savory filling.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup meat, cooked
• 1 large onion
• 2 chillies, chopped
• 1 inch ginger
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp pepper powder
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• ½ cup moong sprouts
• Coriander leaves
• Salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 cup fine rice powder
• 2 cups hot water

INSTRUCTION

• Heat oil in a pan. Sauté onion, chillies, ginger, turmeric powder, and pepper powder.
• Add garam masala powder. Saute for a minute.
• Add minced meat and salt. Mix well.
• Add moong sprouts and coriander leaves. Switch off the flame. 
• In a bowl, mix rice powder and salt.
• Add hot water and combine with a spoon to make a smooth dough like idiyappam dough.
• Make balls out of the dough.
• Flatten with your finger, stuff with minced meat mixture.
• Roll into balls as in kozhukatta. 

Place them in a steamer and steam for about 15 minutes.