Munthiri Kothu
Munthiri Kothu is a healthy, mild sweet made by frying balls of powdered green gram, rice that are blend with jaggery syrup & coated with rice flour batter. Munthiri Kothu is a traditional recipe made for festivals and protein packed too.
Servings8 balls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole green gram dal
- 1/3 cup jaggery
- 1/2 cup coconut grated
- 1 cardamom
- oil to deep fry
FOR THE BATTER:
- 1/3 cup rice flour
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
- Soak jaggery in warm water(till immersing level) , crush it well.
- Then heat it up until it is slightly thick (no string consistency needs to be checked).Strain and keep aside.
- Dry roast green gram till golden brown. Cool down then transfer to mixer.
- Grind it to a coarse (rice rava texture) mixture, set aside.
- Dry roast coconut till golden brown, set aside to cool. Grind it once.
- Now in a mixing bowl, add both the mixtures along with cardamom powder. Mix well.
- Take jaggery syrup in a pan and heat it up, when its thick honey like in consistency, add green gram and coconut mixture and switch off. Slowly mix it up.
- Keep mixing till the jaggery syrup is coated well. When its still warm make small lemon sized balls.
- Set aside for at least 30mins.
- Meanwhile make the outer coating batter. In a mixing bowl take rice flour along with turmeric powder and salt.
- Add water little by little to form a smooth batter slightly thinner than idli batter consistency.
- Take a ball dip in the batter, roll it so that the batter coats on all sides.
- Heat oil in pan – when the oil is hot , drop the balls carefully. You can combine 2-3 balls and fry to get a bunch.
- Fry until golden, this may take 2-3mins. I fried it in batches. Drain in tissue paper.
- Enjoy Munthiri Kothu!
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Notes
- It is a must to keep the balls aside for resting time before you start frying else it will crumble.
- If you are not able to make balls, then jaggery syrup is not at the right consistency.
- This keeps well for 2-3 weeks.
- It is best to use homemade rice flour but if you do not have you can go ahead with store bought idiyappam flour.
Nutrition Facts
Munthiri Kothu
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 123
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 188mg5%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 15IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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