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