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{{Infobox prepared food<br />
| name = Kozhukattai<br />
| image = Kozhukkatta-shraddha.jpg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| caption = Kozhukattai/kozhukkatta<br />
| alternate_name = <br />
| country = [[Tamil Nadu, India]]<br />
| region = [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]]<br />
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|India]], [[Sri Lankan cuisine|Sri Lanka]]<br />
| creator = <br />
| course = [[Dessert]]<br />
| served = <br />
| main_ingredient = Grated [[coconut]], [[jaggery]]<br />
| variations = <br />
| calories = <br />
| other = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kozhukkattai''' ({{lang-tam|கொழுகட்டை)}} or '''kozhukatta''' ({{lang-ml|കൊഴുക്കട്ട}}) is a popular [[South India]]n [[dumpling]] made from [[rice flour]], with a filling of grated [[coconut]], [[jaggery]], or [[chakkavaratti]]. Kozhukattai, although usually sweet, can sometimes be stuffed with a savory filling. ''[[Modak]]'' is a similar dish made in other parts of India.<br />
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==Preparation==<br />
The dish is prepared by mixing grated coconut with [[jaggery]] syrup, placing it inside dumplings of rice flour, and steaming the dumplings. [[Ghee]], cardamom, finely ground roasted rice flour etc. may be added to enhance the taste and flavour of the filling. In Kerala, a variant of kozhukattai made with [[atta flour]] (instead of [[rice flour]]) and grated coconut is a staple breakfast among some groups.<br />
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==Popular culture==<br />
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[[File:Kozhukatta Nasrani food.jpg|thumb|[[Kozhukkatta]] is prepared by [[Saint Thomas Christians]] on the Saturday prior to [[Palm Sunday]] and the day is hence called Kozhukatta Saturday.]]<br />
In [[Tamil Nadu]], the dish is traditionally associated with the Hindu God [[Ganesha]] and is prepared as an offering (''[[naivedhya]]'') on the occasion of [[Vinayaka Chathurthi]]. It is prepared by Kerala Christians on the Saturday prior to [[Palm Sunday]] and the day is hence called Kozhukatta Saturday. In [[Kerala]], it is also eaten as an evening [[snack]] with tea or coffee.<br />
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''Kozhukkattai'' is an important part of several natal customs of the [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] community. In northern Sri Lanka, there is a custom involving dumplings whose edges are pressed to resemble teeth being dropped gently on a baby's head while the family wishes for the infant to develop healthy teeth.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Lanka. Ediz. Inglese|date=2006|page=71}}</ref> In eastern areas of Sri Lanka such as [[Ampara District|Amparai district]], a smaller version called ''piḷḷai kozhukkaṭṭai'' is prepared by female family members for an expectant mother about four months after conception. These sweets are commonly exchanged at weddings as auspicious symbols of "plump" health and fertility.<ref>{{cite book|last1=McCormack|first1=Carol|title=Ethnography of Fertility and Birth|date=1994|publisher=Waveland Press|page=46}}</ref><br />
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==Making==<br />
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Image:കൊഴുക്കട്ട ഘട്ടം1.jpg|Flatten the rice dough<br />
Image:കൊഴുക്കട്ട ഘട്ടം2.jpg|Fill with the mixture of jaggery and coconut<br />
Image:കൊഴുക്കട്ട ഘട്ടം3.jpg|Close the dough<br />
Image:കൊഴുക്കട്ട ഘട്ടം4.jpg|Mold it into the shape of a ball<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Cookbook}}<br />
*[[List of Indian sweets and desserts]]<br />
*[[Thennai Kozhakkattai]]<br />
*[[Manda pitha]]<br />
*[[Momo (dumpling)]]<br />
*[[List of dumplings]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Kozhukkatta}}<br />
* [http://potpourrimasala.blogspot.com/2011/09/steamed-sweet-coconut-parcels.html Recipe for making kozhakattai]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8JVgvGltnA Kozhukattai in Tamil literature]<br />
{{Indian Dishes}}<br />
{{Dumplings}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian desserts]]<br />
[[Category:South Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala cuisine]]<br />
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