Its a famous authentic snacks of south Tamilnadu......even though we are Chennai based for many years now we like our traditional dishes of Thirunelveli..... nothing can be compared to those authentic dishes of our native..... One such dish is Munthiri kothu which means Grapes bunch .... when my mom makes it balls will be seen joined with .... but I have made it separate as I feel this is easy to store and also easy to eat....
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| MUNTHIRI KOTHU |
INGREDIENTS:
Moong dal [pachaipayiru] - 2 cups
Palm Sugar [ Karuppatti ] - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Raw rice flour - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
METHOD:
Dry roast moong dal well. Powder it.
Add 2 cups of water to the palm sugar or karuppatti and make syrup till it is dissolved. Cool it.
Mix moong dal powder, coconut and syrup well.
Make small balls and let it dry for a 5 hrs.
Make batter with rice flour and turmeric powder.
Dip the balls in the batter and deep-fry them.
Cool it and store in air tight container..
Tasty authentic snack with evening tea..........
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