Sughiyan is a deep fried Kerala snack made with whole green gram, jaggery and coconut. Learn how to prepare tasty and yummy Sughiyan here
Ingredients
- Whole Green Gram – 2 cups
- Jaggery – 3/4 cup grated
- Coconut – 3/4 cup grated
- cardamom crushed – 2
- Dry Ginger Powder – 1/4 tsp
- Rice Flour – 1 cup
- Maida – 1/2 cup (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
Preparation
To make Green Gram Balls
- Pressure cook the green gram dal with very little water. Do not overcook. It should not get completely mashed.
- Drain the cooked green gram
- Add the grated jaggery, coconut, cardamom, dry ginger powder and mix well. Warm the mix lightly to melt the jaggery so that it can hold the mixture.
- Make lemon sized balls. Keep Aside
To make the Batter
- Mix water, salt and rice flour to make a thick batter. you can use 1/2 cup maida and 1/2 cup rice flour if you want a soft covering. Rice flour alone will make the covering crunchy.
- Dip the green gram balls in the rice flour/ maida batter and deep fry in oil till golden brown
- Drain and serve