Sukhiyan is very famous tea time snack in Kerala. It’s a deep fried snack filled with mung dal and coconut jaggery mix. You can find out it in any road side tea shop in Kerala. 

 

Ingredients

 

Mung dal                                                     :1 cup

Grated jaggery                                          : ½ cup

Grated coconut                                          : ½ cup

All purpose flour                                       : 1 cup

Rice flour                                                   : 1 tbsp

Corn flour (optional )                                 : 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder                                      : ½ tsp

Pinch of salt

Oil for deep fry

 

Preparation

1. Cook mung dal and pinch of salt with enough water (don’t overcook)

2. In a pan heat ¼ cup of water add grated jaggery  in to it and stir until it melt

3. Turn of the fire and add cooked mung dal, grated coconut and cardamom powder in to melted jaggery. Keep aside to cool

4. Mix all purpose flour, rice flour, corn flour (it will give crispiness), salt and enough water to make thick batter

5. Make small laddus with mung dal mixture

6. Heat oil in a pan at medium high flame

7. Dip laddu in batter coat well and deep fry until both side cook well

8. Keep fried sukhiyan in kitchen tissue paper to remove excess oil and serve hot