SUKHIYAN

Sukhiyan is a delicious tea time snack extremely popular in Kerala. You may find them in almost all tea shops there. The sweet filling inside the all purpose flour coating is made with green gram, jaggery and coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

Green gram - 1cup

Jaggery - 1/2 to 3/4 cup

Water, as required

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Maida - 1 cup

Rice flour - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - pinch

Salt - pinch

Coconut, grated - 1/4 cup

Oil

METHOD:

1. Cook the green gram in a pressure cooker or a vessel (do not overcook it) with enough water, until done and keep aside.

2. Heat a pan add the cooked green gram along with water and jaggery. Stir until it becomes somewhat dry.

3. Add grated coconut and cardamom powder. Cook it for 2 mins.

4. Mix maida, turmeric powder, rice flour and a pinch of salt in water to make a thick batter.

5. When the green gram-jaggery- coconut mixture is cold enough for touch, make small balls out of it. 

6. Dip them in the maida batter and deep fry.