Sughiyan Kerala Green Gram Sweet Balls | Cherupayar Sukhiyan Snack

Sughiyan

Sughiyan or Sukhiyan is a typical Kerala sweet dish made with green gram and jaggery. This yummy green gram, coconut and jaggery-filled Kerala dish is a favourite tea-time snack.

Sughiyan

Sughiyan Kerala Recipe:

Sughiyan is a traditional sweet delicacy from Kerala. These sweet and crunchy green moong dal balls go really fast at family gatherings!

To make sweet green gram balls firstly wash the green moong dal well. Then place the washed dal in a pressure cooker. Pour very little water into the cooker. Pressure cook the dal till soft, but not totally mashed.
Once the pressure comes down, open the lid and take cooked moong dal into a colander to drain out the water.
Then transfer the drained dal into a bowl.

Green Gram Boiled

Now add grated jaggery, grated coconut, crushed cardamom and dry ginger powder to the dal.

Sughiyan Recipe

Mix all the ingredients together. (If required, you can place the bowl over low heat to melt the jaggery so that the mixture comes together and doesn’t crumble.

Green Gram Mix

Now make small lemon sized balls from the mixture and set aside.

Green Gram Balls

Next, to make the batter, take rice flour in a mixing bowl. Season with salt. Then add water slowly and blend to make a thickish batter. You also can use ½ cup flour (maida) and ½ cup rice flour for a soft covering. Just rice flour alone will give the balls a crunchy covering.

Rice Flour Batter

Now dip the prepared green moong balls in the thick rice flour/maida batter. Ensure the balls are evenly covered with the batter.
Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying. Once the oil heats up, gently drop the sweet balls in the oil.
Fry till the balls turn golden brown.
Then remove the sughiyan with a slotted spoon and place on paper tissue.
Serve hot and crunchy Sughiyan with a steaming cup of ginger chai.

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Cherupayar Sukhiyan Snack Recipe details below:

Sughiyan Recipe Kerala Style

Sughiyan is a deep fried Kerala snack recipe made with whole green gram, coconut and jaggery. Cherupayar Sukhiyan Kerala style is a nutritious and tasty dish with a crisp outer covering and a soft, sweet inner filling.

Course Breakfast/Snack

Cuisine Kerala

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 6 people

Calories 48kcal

Author Anjali Rajan

Ingredients

2 cups Whole green gram
3/4 cup Jaggery, grated
3/4 cup Coconut, grated
2 Cardamoms, crushed
1/4 tsp Dry ginger powder
1 cup Rice flour
1/2 cup Maida
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Instructions

To make the green gram balls:

Pressure cook the green gram dal with very little water. Do not overcook. It shouldn’t get completely mashed.
Drain the cooked green gram.
Add the grated jaggery, coconut, cardamom, dry ginger powder and mix well. You can warm the mix slightly to melt the jaggery so that it can hold the mixture together.
Make lemon sized balls out of the mixture and keep aside.

To make the batter:

Mix water, salt and rice flour to make a thick batter. You can use ½ cup maida and ½ cup rice flour if you want a soft covering. Rice flour alone will make the covering crunchy.
Dip the green gram balls in the rice flour/maida batter and deep fry in oil until golden brown.
Drain and serve delicious Sughiyan with a cup of hot chai.