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    Seeyam | Suzhiyan

    October 20, 2011 by Sharmilee J 45 Comments

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    Seeyam is a traditional sweet made with chana dal filling and outer cover with rice batter. Suzhiyan is one of the popular Chettinad dishes made for special occasions including Diwali. Seeyam is also called as suzhiyan, suzhiyam, susiyam indifferent regions of South India.
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    Seeyam  is one of diwali special recipes that we make every year. Chettinad special seeyam recipe with video and step by step pictures for easy reference and understanding.

    Table of Contents
    1 About Seeyam
    2 Difference between Suzhiyan and Seeyam
    3 Variations
    4 📖 Recipe
    5 Tips

    About Seeyam

    Seeyam is made by first soaking raw rice with dal together, grinding it to make a slightly thick batter. We make the inner stuffing by cooking chana dal with jaggery, make small balls out of it, dipping it in the rice batter and deep frying in oil. Seeyam is a crunchy sweet snack very popular in Chettinad cuisine. Though it takes time and effort to make traditional seeyam, it is worth it I would say as it tastes so delicious.

    Difference between Suzhiyan and Seeyam

    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 personally prefer seeyam with rice batter covering as its crunchy though suzhiyan is easy to make as its instant.

    Variations

    • You can mix maida along with salt and water to form a slightly thick batter. Dip the chana dal balls and make the coating.
    • Instead of grinding rice, you can use rice flour(idiyappam flour) too. Add little water and salt to make a batter and use it for outer covering.

    Memories

    I so so love seeyam / suzhiyan. I never knew seeyam is also one of diwali special recipes till I celebrated my first diwali at my inlaws place. That is where I was aware that Seeyam is Diwali special sweet.

    Every year there is a tradition to keep a kadai with oil for frying on Diwali morning and my mother in law said they always make seeyam for this purpose.

    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!!

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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 at times around 4 AM 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 | Suzhiyan

    Seeyam is a traditional sweet made with chana dal filling and outer cover with rice batter. Suzhiyan is one of the popular Chettinad dishes made for special occasions including Diwali. Seeyam is also called as suzhiyan, suzhiyam, susiyam indifferent regions of South India.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time45 minutes mins
    Resting Time2 hours hrs
    Total Time3 hours hrs
    Servings12 Seeyam
    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.
    • 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
    • The batter should be thick at the same time in flowing consistency. Set aside.
    • Now take jaggery in a pan along with water. Let it dissolve. 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 to it., give a quick saute.
    • Then mash it using a masher.
    • Cook until it comes together.
    • Strain and add jaggery syrup. Mix well.
    • It will be goey at this stage once jaggery syrup is added.
    • Cook until it becomes thick like shown below. Add ghee at the final stage if its sticks too much.
    • Add cardamom powder mix well and switch off.
    • When the mixture is warm make small balls and keep it ready.
    • Heat oil in a kadai -take one ball at a time.
    • Dip the ball in the batter coat well.
    • Gently drop it oil. Do in batches. You can fry 2-3 at at time depends on the size of the kadai.
    • Fry until golden. Flip over and fry. Drain and set aside. Repeat to finish the batter. Enjoy Seeyam!

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    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.
    Nutrition Facts
    Seeyam | Suzhiyan
    Amount Per Serving (50 g)
    Calories 122 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.02g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.05g
    Sodium 132mg6%
    Potassium 17mg0%
    Carbohydrates 24g8%
    Fiber 4g17%
    Sugar 9g10%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 0.4IU0%
    Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
    Calcium 24mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Seeyam Recipe Step by Step

    1.Soak urad dal and raw rice together for 2 hours.Pin

    2.Rinse it well, transfer to mixer jar, add water little by little and grind.Pin

    3.Grind to a thick smooth batter. Do not add more water, the batter should be thick.Pin

    4.Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl add required salt along with little water to thin the batter if needed.Pin

    5.The batter should be thick at the same time in flowing consistency. Set aside. Pin

    6.Now take jaggery in a pan along with water. Let it dissolve.Heat it up until jaggery melts completely no need to check for any consistency. Once jaggery melts switch off and set aside to cool.Pin

    7.Pressure cook chana dal along with water for 6 whistles in medium flame.Pin

    8.Dal should be easily mashable. Set aside.Pin

    9.Heat ghee in a pan, add coconut saute for 2 mins.Pin

    10.Then add cooked dal to it., give a quick saute.Pin

    11.Then mash it using a masher.Pin

    12.Cook until it comes together.Pin

    13.Strain and add jaggery syrup. Mix well.Pin

    14.It will be goey at this stage once jaggery syrup is added. Pin

    15.Cook until it becomes thick like shown below. Add ghee at the final stage if its sticks too much.Pin

    16.Add cardamom powder mix well and switch off.Pin

    17.When the mixture is warm make small balls and keep it ready.Pin

    18.Heat oil in a kadai -take one ball at a time.Pin

    19. Dip the ball in the batter coat well.Pin

    20. Wipe excess on the sides as shown below.Pin

    21. Gently drop it oil. Do in batches.You can fry 2-3 at at time depends on the size of the kadai. Pin

    22.Fry until golden.Flip over and fry.Pin

    23.Drain and set aside. Repeat to finish the batter.

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    Crisp outside with a sweet stuffing inside this tastes delicious.

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    Tips

    • 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.

    seeyam recipePin

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    Comments

    1. Anu

      October 20, 2011 at 1:47 pm

      oh my god u guys really work hard for diwali, may be full of different variety of sweets in ur house. looks great sharmille

      Reply
    2. Nalini's Kitchen

      October 20, 2011 at 1:56 pm

      Sukiyan looks yummy and delicious.We use maida for outer layer.Please do drop at my space.
      Cheers
      Nalini

      Reply
    3. Happy Cook / Finla

      October 20, 2011 at 2:01 pm

      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 🙂

      Reply
    4. Krithi's Kitchen

      October 20, 2011 at 2:19 pm

      Perfectly done seeyams.. using dosa batter is new to me.. grandma always makes with maida…
      Krithi's Kitchen
      Event: Serve It – Festival Potluck

      Reply
    5. Vanamala Hebbar

      October 20, 2011 at 2:30 pm

      nice recipe…..

      Reply
    6. jeyashrisuresh

      October 20, 2011 at 2:44 pm

      i have never tried or tasted this yummy sweet. nice recipe with beautiful explanation

      Reply
    7. Kurryleaves

      October 20, 2011 at 2:45 pm

      perfectly done dear…absolutely love it

      Reply
    8. Janu

      October 20, 2011 at 3:05 pm

      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 🙂

      Reply
    9. nanusree

      October 20, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      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.

      Reply
    10. Lavi

      October 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      Nice Pics Sharmi! Love your crispy version!

      Reply
    11. Reshmi Mahesh

      October 20, 2011 at 3:38 pm

      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..

      Reply
    12. sangee vijay

      October 20, 2011 at 4:07 pm

      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!!!

      Reply
    13. Prathima Rao

      October 20, 2011 at 4:28 pm

      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

      Reply
    14. Chitra

      October 20, 2011 at 4:28 pm

      Our fav, we too make it for diwali 🙂 nice clicks as usual.

      Reply
    15. Swathi

      October 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm

      Yes diwali recipes are all over the blog world. Suzhiyan we make with all purpose or maida batter, making with idly batter is good idea.

      Reply
    16. Nithya

      October 20, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      These look damn delicious. Mouth watering dish and love the clicks 🙂 Uruli Azhaga irukku 🙂

      Reply
    17. Sushma Mallya

      October 20, 2011 at 5:41 pm

      They look so Delicious and yummy….Wishing u and ur family a Happy Diwali:)

      Reply
    18. Priya

      October 20, 2011 at 6:04 pm

      Love it anytime,super delicious suzhiyan..

      Reply
    19. Laavanya

      October 20, 2011 at 7:16 pm

      My mom makes this so often.. but i've never tried it… Looks so tempting.

      Reply
    20. Yummy Team

      October 20, 2011 at 7:24 pm

      Its one of my fav snacks..Looks so yummy!!

      Reply
    21. Premalatha Aravindhan

      October 20, 2011 at 11:18 pm

      My fav sweet,waiting for diwali day to taste this…Ur version is very nice and tempting…

      Reply
    22. Kalyani's Platter

      October 21, 2011 at 3:41 am

      they look so tempting and delicious ………

      Reply
    23. Priya's Feast

      October 21, 2011 at 4:01 am

      My fav one…Nice suzhiyans..Luks so yummy..

      Reply
    24. Kitchen Flavours

      October 21, 2011 at 4:18 am

      I love these golden stuffed balls….looks yum…carving for some right now….

      Reply
    25. Kadhyaa

      October 21, 2011 at 4:31 am

      I never celebarate diwali in this sprit and its a one day affair with a simple kheer or any other sweet..ou guys really rock..

      Reply
    26. Vardhini

      October 21, 2011 at 4:59 am

      HaHa .. Talk about craziness .. I did that for navaratri. It was fun but mind blogging 🙂

      Suzhiyam looks yummy. I have never made it before.

      Vardhini
      Event: Halloween Fiesta

      Reply
    27. RAKS KITCHEN

      October 21, 2011 at 6:47 am

      Suzhiyam looks perfect,lovely presentation in uruli too 🙂

      Reply
    28. Ambreen

      October 21, 2011 at 11:08 am

      WOW, this looks wonderful, lovely filling!

      Reply
    29. hemalata

      October 21, 2011 at 11:50 am

      Delicious recipe,looks perfect and Happy Diwali dear.

      Reply
    30. Gayathri NG

      October 21, 2011 at 2:03 pm

      Really tempting recipe n lovely presentation.
      I also prepare suzhiyam in the same method but so long time ago thanks for reminding me…perfectly done. 🙂

      Reply
    31. Suja

      October 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm

      Tempting me a lot,delicious snack

      Reply
    32. Sobha Shyam

      October 21, 2011 at 7:36 pm

      Suzhiyam looks absolutely yum, nice to know that dosa batter can be used instead of maida, lovely recipe dear..

      Reply
    33. divya

      October 21, 2011 at 7:52 pm

      looks so yum n makes me hungry…love it !!!

      Reply
    34. priya ravi

      October 21, 2011 at 11:40 pm

      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..

      Reply
    35. Suma Gandlur

      October 22, 2011 at 12:50 am

      Look so yummy. We make them with a different outer covering and a must in our home for every auspicious (and also inauspicious)functions.

      Reply
    36. Now Serving

      October 22, 2011 at 3:11 am

      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

      Reply
    37. SpicyTasty

      October 22, 2011 at 3:28 am

      My favorite. Looks yumm.

      Reply
    38. Cham

      October 22, 2011 at 4:40 am

      This sweet is deepavali special! The batter is very different!

      Reply
    39. Uma

      October 23, 2011 at 12:37 am

      Superb. They look so tempting.

      Cheers,
      Uma

      Reply
    40. Prathibha

      October 23, 2011 at 6:10 am

      one of my fav sweet…looks delicious

      Reply
    41. Sumi

      November 08, 2011 at 4:40 am

      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.

      Reply
    42. Sangeeta Sudhakaran

      October 25, 2013 at 3:02 am

      Please tell me you are super fat! You cannot be such an awesome cook and make such delicacies and NOT be fat!! I'm just plain jealous now 🙂

      Reply
    43. SHARMILEE J

      October 25, 2013 at 11:04 am

      Haha cant stop laughing reading ur comment….I am sure not thin but on the border side for becoming fat…hope that doesnt happen 🙂

      Reply
    44. Vandana Santosh

      October 30, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      First attempt success.. Thanks Sharmilee…

      Reply
    45. Indu Prakash

      October 31, 2013 at 7:20 pm

      Yummy!! I just love your blog.. Happy Diwali!!

      Reply

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