Ingredients :
- Cherupayar/Moong Dal/Green Grams : 1 cup
- Jaggery : 1/2 cup
- Grated Coconut : 1 cup
- All Purpose flour/Maida : 2 cups
- Rice flour : 2 tbsp (Optional ) (It gives crispy structure to the covering)
- Cardamom powder : 1/4 tsp
- Salt a pinch
- Oil for frying
Method of Preparation :
Soak the green gram / cherupayar for 2-3hrs. Cook cherupayar with 2 cups of water and pinch of salt till water is completely drained off.(Do not overcook it)
In a pan melt the jaggery with 1/4 cup water.
In another pan lightly roast the grated coconut.
Then add the melted jaggery and cooked green gram mix & combine well.
Saute well till mixture thicknes and dry; now add cardamom powder and mix well.
Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Make some small lemon sized balls with green gram mixture.
In a blow mix all purpose flour,salt and rice flour - optional and make a thick paste adding water. (Note : adding rice flour gives crispy structure to the covering)
Heat oil in a pan, dip each of the balls in the batter & deep fry till golden brown. Serve hot with tea and Enjoy!
RECEPIE SUMMARY::
Ingredients :
•Cherupayar/Moong Dal/Green Grams : 1 cup
•Jaggery : 1/2 cup
•Grated Coconut : 1 cup
•All Purpose flour/Maida : 2 cups
•Rice flour : 2 tbsp (Optional ) (It gives crispy structure to the covering)
•Cardamom powder : 1/4 tsp
• Salt a pinch
•Oil for frying
•Jaggery : 1/2 cup
•Grated Coconut : 1 cup
•All Purpose flour/Maida : 2 cups
•Rice flour : 2 tbsp (Optional ) (It gives crispy structure to the covering)
•Cardamom powder : 1/4 tsp
• Salt a pinch
•Oil for frying
Method of Preparation :
- Soak the green gram / cherupayar for 2-3hrs. Cook cherupayar with 2 cups of water and pinch of salt till water is completely drained off.(Do not overcook it)
- In a pan melt the jaggery with 1/4 cup water.
- In another pan lightly roast the grated coconut.
- Then add the melted jaggery and cooked green gram mix & combine well.
- Saute well till mixture thicknes and dry; now add cardamom powder and mix well.
- Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Make some small lemon sized balls with green gram mixture.
- In a blow mix all purpose flour,salt and rice flour - optional and make a thick paste adding water. (Note : adding rice flour gives crispy structure to the covering)
- Heat oil in a pan, dip each of the balls in the batter & deep fry till golden brown. Serve hot with tea and Enjoy!