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Рецепт Recipe and Food Styling | Easy dessert with Rice dumplings in coconut milk aka Paal Kozhukattai – Follow your efforts
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- For rice dumplings:
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp oil
- A pinch of salt
- Almonds and Saffron strands for garnish
- Water to boil the dumplings
- For sweet sauce:
- 2 cups thin coconut milk
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- ½ cup sugar or grated jaggery
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp ghee
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