firstly, in a bowl take 1½ cup of rice flour. use roasted flour or idiyappam atta.
add 1 tsp ghee, ¼ tsp salt and mix well.
now add 1½ cup hot water in batches and mix well.
mix until the flour turns moist.
cover and keep aside for 5 minutes.
knead the dough when the flour is still warm.
knead to a smooth and soft non-sticky dough.
now roll small ball-sized balls and keep them aside.
in a large kadai take 3 cup of water and get to a boil.
once the water comes to a boil, add prepared rice balls.
boil for 10 minutes or until the rice ball is cooked well.
further, add 1 cup of milk and boil until the milk thickens slightly.
also add ¾ cup sugar, ½ tsp cardamom powder, and a few saffrons.
boil for 5 minutes or until everything is well combined and flavours are absorbed.
turn off the flame and add ¾ cup coconut milk. mix gently.
finally, enjoy paal kozhukattai when it is still warm.