Suiyam

This is a traditional sweet dish. It is almost similar to sweet kozhukattai.

Ingredients
For the filling:
Channa dhal 1 cup
Jaggery 1 cup
Coconut 1/2 cup
Cardomom seeds 1 tsp

For the Outer coating:
Urad dhal 1 cup
pinch of salt

For frying:
Oil

Soak the urad dhal for 4-5 hours and grind well to smooth paste.

Method:

1. Pressure cook channa dhal and mash well.
2. In a pan melt the jaggery with a 2 tbl spoon of water, till the consistency is thick.
3. Add the mashed Channa dhal, coconut and Cardomom powder and make a thick dough.
4. Remove from the stove and make small balls.
5. Dip the small sweet balls in the batter and fry in deep oil.
6. Fry til little golden brown and serve hot.