Masala Seeyam Recipe
Masala Seeyam is a delicious fried snack from Chettinad cuisine. Masala Seeyam is crispy on the outside with soft spongy inside. Masala Seeyam is one of the Chettinad special dishes made for breakfast or as a teatime snack and is relished with chutney. Learn to make Masala Seeyam with step by step pictures and video.
Servings3 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup raw rice
- ½ cup urad dal
- ¼ cup small onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon grated coconut
- salt to taste
- oil to deep fry
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon curry leaves finely chopped
- 1 big green chili finely chopped
Instructions
- Soak ½ cup urad dal and ½ cup 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 needed. The batter should be thick at the same time in flowing consistency. Set aside.
- To a pan heat 2 teaspoon oil - add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds let it splutter.
- Add 1 tablespoon torn curry leaves along with 1 long green chili chopped finely give a quick saute.
- Add ¼ cup finely chopped onion along with salt then saute until it turns transparent.
- Add 2 tablespoon grated coconut and give a quick saute and switch off.
- Add salt and 2 teaspoon water to the batter to adjust the consistency.
- Add prepared tempering to the batter.
- Mix it well and set aside.
- Heat oil - check by dropping a pinch of the batter if it rises immediately then oil is ready. When the oil gets heated up pinch the batter, wipe excess at the sides and carefully drop it into the preheated oil.
- Turn over to other side and fry till golden brown.
- Drain excess oil and remove.
- Repeat to finish the batter.
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Notes
Make sure you grind the batter fine and fluffy. The batter should be thick so add very less water while grinding you can add more water if needed at later stage.
Using grinder gives best results, but as its small amount I used mixer only.
Don't bother about the exact round shapes while dropping into oil. It is ok if the shapes are irregular.
If by mistake you have grind the batter very runny then add 1-3 tablespoon rice flour and mix well but don't add more.
I recommend adding small onion as it gives a great flavor.
Nutrition Facts
Masala Seeyam Recipe
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 290
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Sodium 32mg1%
Potassium 80mg2%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 53IU1%
Vitamin C 30mg36%
Calcium 41mg4%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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