MUNTHIRI KOTHU

 MUNTHIRI KOTHU

INGREDIENTS 

Green Gram - 1 1/4 cup

Grated Coconut - 1 1/4 cup

Cardamom Powder - 1 Tsp 

Jaggery - 1/4 kg

Water - 1/2 cup

Oil - To Fry 

INGREDIENTS FOR COATING 

Rice Flour - 1 cup

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp 

Water - As Required 

METHOD

Dry roast green gram until golden and fragrant

Cool and grind to a coarse powder 

Dry roast grated coconut until golden to a brown colour 

Cool at room temperature and pulse once

Add water to grated jaggery and boil until jaggery dissolves 

Strain of any impurities in the jaggery water and set aside

Mix cardamom Powder and all the dry ingredients together 

Now add this to the warm jaggery syrup

Combine and mix everything well 

Form small lemon sized balls from the mixture

Set aside the balls to dry for an hour or so 

Meanwhile mix all the ingredients to coat to a smooth batter

The batter should be like dosa batter but not runny

Heat oil in a pan

Dip two or three balls together at a time in the batter

Drop in the hot oil and fry in medium flame until done

Notes :

In olden days the balls are allowed to dry overnight

Batter for coating the balls  is prepared the next day followed by frying

Frying in batches of 2 or 3 balls is the traditional way of making the sweet