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Paal Kozhukattai (Kobbari Pala Undrallu)

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Paal Kozhukattai is a traditional South Indian dessert made with soft homemade rice flour dough balls simmered in a sweetened coconut milk sauce. It's simple, delicious, comforting and perfect for Indian festivals like Ganesh Chaturti or special occasions.

If you enjoy traditional South Indian sweets, try my Semiya Payasam, Poornam Boorelu, Palada Pradhaman, and Pori Urundai.

Paal kozhukattai, soft rice flour dumplings served in sweet coconut milk, in a traditional bowl.

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  • Prep Time: 30 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 Minutes
  • Total Time: 45 Minutes
  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: Easy, perfect for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
  • Dietary info: Vegetarian, egg-free.

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What is Paal Kolukattai?

Paal Kozhukattai, also spelled paal kolukattai is a classic South Indian dessert made with tiny rice flour dumplings cooked in a sweet jaggery and coconut milk sauce.

Paal kolukattai, soft rice flour dumplings cooked in sweet coconut milk, served in a traditional bowl.
Mixing rice flour with milk to prepare the dough for paal kozhukattai.
Stirring rice flour, coconut milk, and ghee until a soft dough forms for paal kozhukattai.
Rice flour mixture cooked until it forms a soft dough for paal kozhukattai.
Cooked rice flour dough cooled slightly, kneaded and ready to shape for paal kozhukattai.
Rolling the rice flour dough into small balls for making traditional paal kolukattai.
Small rice flour dumplings rolled and ready to cook in sweet coconut milk for paal kozhukattai.
Dissolving jaggery in water and straining the syrup for making paal kozhukattai.
Adding rice flour dumplings to simmering jaggery syrup for making paal kolukattai.
Rice flour dumplings simmering in jaggery syrup until they become soft and cooked for paal kozhukattai.
Rice flour dumplings simmered in jaggery syrup.
Adding coconut milk to the cooked rice flour dumplings for making paal kozhukattai.

Paal Kozhukattai Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
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  1. Catherine says

    Very nice and I would love to try this. Blessings, Catherine

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  2. Ramya Venkateswaran says

    wow yummy kozhukattai and i love the step pics

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  3. Rupa says

    For Ganesh Chaturthi, my amma would always make this. Thanks for the recipe will make it this year.

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  4. Hamaree Rasoi says

    Delicious and lovely looking milk Kozhukattais. Hope you have a Wonderful and Prosperous Ganesha Chatruthi.
    Deepa

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  5. Rafeeda AR says

    looks really delicious...

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  6. Rupa says

    Thanks for your wonderful recipes, made it for G.Chaturthi, came out good, it was my Dad's fav for Chaturthi.

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  7. Akhila Maary says

    Clicks looks yumm. Going to try this recipe today

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  8. Shubha A says

    Will try this recipe this ganesh chaturthi..ty 🙂

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