Poornam Kudumulu recipe, it is a steamed sweet dumpling prepared as prasadam/neivedyam for Vinayaka Chavithi or Ganesh chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi, a favourite of Lord Ganesha.
You can also use idiyappam flour to make the kudumulu or kozhukkatai.
Adding little milk while preparing the dough gives nice white kudumulu or modaks and it also enhances their taste.
Addition of a teaspoon of maida to the rice flour gives a little elasticity to the dough for the dough to become more pliable and this way it’s easy to roll to a disc and we get perfect shape.
Inserting the ladle between lid and the pan makes the dough to cook evenly. Also cooking the dough in low heat yields a smoother and soft dough.
Kneading the dough is very important step, just sprinkle some hot water while kneading and let it not dry out. Knead well to form a smooth and softdough. Add a few drops of oil if its too sticky.
Prep time excludes rice flour and poornam preparations.