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Seeyam  is one of diwali special recipes that we make every year.Chettinad special seeyam recipe with video and stepwise pictures.

The main difference between suzhiyan and seeyam is for suzhiyan they use maida flour batter but for seeyam we can either use idli dosa batter or make fresh batter which is Chettinad special recipe.

I soo so love these seeyams / suzhiyans. I never knew seeyams are also one of diwali special recipes till I celebrated my first diwali at my inlaws place.

I went almost crazy for about a month spending most of the weekends for diwali special recipes to be posted here. Because as a working mom, the luxury of weekends was just lazing around but blogging has changed my routine completely, sure in a good way and I am enjoying every bit of it!!

Pictures and recipe updated in 2019

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Trust me when I plan to try a festive special recipe for the weekend I don’t get sleep and am wide awake in the odd hours even attimes around 5AM and wait for the sun to shine 🙂

Welcoming the festivals even before the real festival comes – the gift of food blogging I should say! I have tried so many recipes for posting it here which I have not even planned to attempt.I love both poli and seeyam, the channa dal filling itself is so tasty that transforming it into any form makes it even more tastier.

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Seeyam recipe

Seeyam recipe a chettinad special sweet made for Diwali.With sweet chana dal stuffing and a crisp outside tastes soo good.
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

For the inner stuffing:

  • 1/2 cup chana dal
  • 3/4 cup water for cooking dal
  • 1/2 cup jaggery
  • 1/4 cup water for syrup
  • 1/3 cup coconut
  • a pinch cardamom powder

For the outer wrap:

  • 1/2 cup raw rice
  • 1/2 cup urad dal
  • water as needed
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Soak urad dal and raw rice together for 2 hours.Rinse it well, transfer to mixer jar, add water little by little and grind to a thick smooth batter.Do not add more water, the batter should be thick.
  • Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl add required salt along with little water to thin the batter if needed.IThe batter should be thick at the same time in flowing consistency.Set aside.Now take jaggery in a pan along with water.
  • Heat it up until jaggery melts completely no need to check for any consistency.Once jaggery melts switch off and set aside to cool.Pressure cook chana dal along with water for 6 whistles in medium flame.Dal should be easily mashable.Set aside.
  • Heat ghee in a pan, add coconut saute for 2 mins.Then add cooked dal, give a quick saute.Then mash it using a masher.

Notes

  • You can use either idli dosa batter or fresh batter as mentioned here for the outer wrap, its purely your preference.
  • If the batter is runny then the seeyams will drink more oil so keep an eye when you grind the batter.
  • If you are making in bulk, then use grinder.Batter made with grinder is best but when we make a small batch.
  • The batter will be a little more so you can use it for making masala seeyam.
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Seeyam recipe video

How to make seeyam recipe:

  1. Soak urad dal and raw rice together for 2 hours.Rinse it well, transfer to mixer jar, add water little by little and grind to a thick smooth batter.Do not add more water, the batter should be thick.seeyam recipe
  2. Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl add required salt along with little water to thin the batter if needed.IThe batter should be thick at the same time in flowing consistency.Set aside.Now take jaggery in a pan along with water.seeyam recipe
  3. Heat it up until jaggery melts completely no need to check for any consistency.Once jaggery melts switch off and set aside to cool.Pressure cook chana dal along with water for 6 whistles in medium flame.Dal should be easily mashable.Set aside.seeyam recipe
  4. Heat ghee in a pan, add coconut saute for 2 mins.Then add cooked dal, give a quick saute.Then mash it using a masher.seeyam recipe
  5. Bring it together, then strain and add jaggery syrup.Mix well.Cook until it becomes thick.seeyam recipe
  6. Add cardamom powder mix well and switch off.When the mixture is warm make small balls and keep it ready.seeyam recipe
  7. Heat oil in a kadai – dip the ball in the batter coat well and wipe excess on the sides and gently drop it oil.Do in batches.seeyam recipe
  8. You can fry 2-3 at at time depends on the size of the kadai.Fry until golden.Drain and set aside.Repeat to finish the batter.seeyam recipe

Crisp outside with a sweet stuffing inside this tastes delicious.

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Tasty sweet seeyam ready!

seeyam recipe

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  3. Happy Cook / Finla says

    Looks so good, when mom made sukiyan it was made with a totally different beans, well in kerala they make with this beans i talked.
    I wish i was there in your place to eat all these goodies you are making on weekend 🙂

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  8. Janu says

    Super. I too make the same way. Sometimes I eliminate channa dal and add excess of coconut and jaggery. I make the outer cover with rice flour and urad dal flour. It comes out too good. Do try this way when you are out of idli dosa batter 🙂

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  9. nanusree says

    Hi Sharmilee (ur name reminds me of my nick name in my teens) 🙂

    A VERY VERY HAPPY DIWALI

    i really liked all the recipes in diwali section. my sweet recipe begins and ends with payasam and that too rice payasam ;). this time it will be different THANKS to your recipes and i definetly want to try a few of them.

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  11. Reshmi Mahesh says

    Very true…diwali is already being celebrated in blog world even though its on its way only…:)So many delicious recipes everywhere…
    Suzhiyam looks very delicious…lovely clicks..

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  12. sangee vijay says

    diwali is in full swing…definitely many sweets n savories are made much before diwali for blog sake…i appreciate your effort and the suzhiyam looks so inviting!!!

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  13. Prathima Rao says

    I had no idea too this is made for diwali…Looks good Sharmi…And looks like diwali preparations are in full bloom in your home!! Check your FB message..Just sent u a msg..
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  34. priya ravi says

    Perfectly done seeyams.. i too use dosa batter than maida.. usually make it n the morning of diwali 🙂 .. love ur clicks sharmi.. they are really amazing..

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  36. Now Serving says

    absolutely delicious and mouthwatering suhiyams – wish I was your friendly neighbor sharmillee so I could drop by everyday to see what's cooking and be your official taster 🙂 – I was also blown away by your mysore paak -which I have bookmarked!

    cheers,
    Priya
    Do check out my blog anniversary giveawayshttp://priyasnowserving.blogspot.com/search/label/Blog%20Anniversary%20Giveaways%20on%20going

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  41. Sumi says

    Hi, I was just browsing through all the recipes that I missed from your blog. Everything is delicious and this one especially is gorgeous.Have just started blog hopping, hope to start blogging soon.Cheers.

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