Seeyam

Seeyam is a famous and delicious Chettinadu variety of easy to prepare sweet dish.

Ingredients:

• Split green gram (pasipparuppu / moong dal wash): 1/2 cup (cooked)
  
• All purpose flour (maida): 1/4 cup
  
• Cashew nut (broken into small pieces) / munthiri / mundhiri / mundiri / gaaju: 3 tsp
  
• Coconut (thengai / narial / nariyal): 1
  
• Brown sugar (jaggery / vellam / gur / gud): as required
  
• Sugar (seeni / cheeni / seemai sarkarai): 2tsp
  
• Cardamoms (elakkai / elaichi): a few
  
• Ghee: 3 tsp
  
• Oil for frying
  

Method of preparation:

• Coarsely dry grind the split green gram.
  
• Grate the coconut and roast in ghee till light brown.
  
• Add jaggery and fry.
  
• Add the pieces of cashew nut.
  
• Add cardamom.
  
• Remove from flame.
  
• Add half quantity of cooked split green gram.
  
• Mix well.
  
• Make small balls.
  
• To make batter, mix sugar, maida, remaining cooked split green gram and water.
  
• Dip the already prepared balls into the batter.
  
• Heat oil and deep fry the balls till golden brown.
  
• Serve hot or cold.