MUNTHIRI KOTHU

Here is another traditional palagaram.

MUNTHIRI KOTHU
Ingredients:

500 grms roasted cleaned green gram dhal
500 grms powdered white sugar
50 grms brown sugar +100 ml water
150 grms roasted yellu
150 grms scrapped coconut roasted to a nice brown colour
10 cardamons powdered
350 grms rice soaked and powdered
3 tbs maida flour
160 ml water or little bit more
1 pinch of salt
oil for frying

Method:
Powder the roasted green gram dhal, the roasted yellu, and the roasted coconut
The powdered yellu and powdered coconut will be a bit rough..
Mix the yellu powder ,coconut powder the green gram powder, the cardmon powder
And the powdered white sugar.
Just boil the brown sugar with the 100 ml water, strain it.
Slowly add to the mixture and mix nicely with your hands
Press hard with your fingers when you mix.,
Make small marble sized balls and arrange on a plate.

Mix a batter of rice flour ,maida flour, and salt by adding water carefully to a
Dosai maavu consistency.
Heat a non-stick pan, with oil on a medium heat.
Dip the marble sized balls in the rice flour batter.
Deep fry one by one till golden brown.
Remove and put on a newspaper to remove excess oil.
When cold keep in a airtight tin.

Note: If the flour is thick, dilute slowly with little water.
I have fried the urundais one by one instead of in bunches.