MUNTHIRI KOTHU/MUNDHIRI KOTHU

MUNTHIRI KOTHU

             Munthiri kothu is a traditional sweets from Nagercoil, Tirunelveli and Kerala.It is a sweet recipe made with roasted moong dal/ siruparupu,roasted sesame seeds,roasted coconut and palm jaggery as inner filling,the rice flour batter for outer thin covering.Munthiri means grapes in Malayalam,as they are deep fried in bunches they are called as kothu.

PREPARATION TIME:15 min

COOKING TIME:30 min

INGREDIENTS:

For inner filling:

Moong dal/siru parupu -1 cup

Sesame seeds - 2tblspn

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Palm Jaggery  - 150 gm

Rice flour - 2 tblspn

For outer covering:

Rice flour - 2 tblspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tblspn

Water

Salt

PICTORIAL:

Heat a kadai add 1 cup moong dal/siru parupu

Dry roast it until the raw smell are gone and keep aside

Add 1 cup grated coconut

Fry at low flame until water in the coconut dries and keep aside

Take a pan add 1/2 cup water

Add 150 gm palm  jaggery

Melt the jaggery at low flame and keep aside

Add roasted moong dal/siru parupu in a mixer

Grind coarsely.

In a bowl add coarsely grinded moong dal

Add 2 tblspn rice flour

Add 1 cup roasted coconut

Add 2 tblspn roasted sesame seeds

Mix well

Add 1/4 cup palm jaggery syrup

Mix well

Make equal sized ball out of this mixture and keep it aside for 1 day,otherwise it will broken down easily while frying

In a bowl add 2 tblspn rice flour

Add 1/2 tblspn turmeric powder

Add little water

Add salt 

Mix well to make lump free batter

next day the balls become slightly hard,it will not break while roasting

Coat the ball in rice flour mixture

Deep fry it in medium flame,stir occasionally

Cook both sides until it turns golden

Delicious munthiri kothu is ready

METHOD:

1. Heat a pan add 1 cup moong dal,fry at low flame until raw smell are gone and keep aside.
2. In the same pan add 1 cup grated coconut,fry at low flame until water in the coconut dries and keep aside.
3. Take a pan add 1/2 cup water,then add 150 gm palm jaggery melts at low flame and keep aside.
4. Add roasted moong dal in amixer and grind coarsely.
5. In a bowl add corsely grinded moong dal,2 tblspn roasted sesame seeds,2 tblspn rice flour and 1/4 cup melted palm jaggery syrup and mix well.
6. Make equal sized balls out of the mixture.To prevent broke down while roasting close it and rest for 1 day.
7. Next day, in a bowl add 2 tblspn rice flour,1/2 tblspn turmeric powder,salt and water.Mix well to make lump free batter.
8. Take a ball and dip it in the rice flour batter and coat well.Drop the balls in hot oil.
9. Deep fry it medium flame,stir occasionally and cook both sides unitl it golden.
10. Delicious munthiri kothu is ready.