Suzhiyan

Suzhiyan is mostly prepared during festive occassions and i was inspired by this for the first time when i tasted it in my friends place.There is a small lane in T-Nagar where u can smell the aroma of suzhiyan, poli in a iyer shop. I have also seen people in the district of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli preparing this every weekend.

                                     Suzhiyan recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Snack
Prep Time:15 mins    |  Cook time: 5 mins     |  Serves: 2

Ingredients for batter:

                                                      

Maida flour7 all purpose flour - 1 cup

Salt  - 1/4 tsp

Water - needed

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Ingredients for Pooran:

Jagerry - 3/4 cup

Channa dhall -1 cup

Coconut scrapped - 1/4 cup

Ghee - as needed

Cardamon powder - a pinch

Water - 1/2 cup

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 Method:

• First we need to prepare the batter for the suzhiyan and set aside. Add the flour in a cup and add salt and mix it well. Now add water slowly and whisk it into a dosa batter consistency.It should not be poury but it sholud drop when taken in a spoon.
  
• Now we need to prepare the Pooran, Take the channa dhall in a cup and place it in a cooker for maximum 3 whistles. Then mash it well.
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• Now take a heavy bottomed vessel and add the jaggery and add water till the jaggery gets immersed. Always break the jaggery into fine pieces and add so that it's easy to dissolve it. When the jaggery has dissolved completely take it off the stove and strain away the impurities and again heat it. 
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• The jaggery will leave froths on its upper surface add the cardamon powder and the scrapped coconut and allow it to boil for 2 mins. Now add the mashed dhall to it and mix it well. Add ghee/oil and mix it up on all sides well. It will now form into a non sticky dough, when all the water has disappeared remove it from the stove and place it in a cup. 
  
  
  
  
• Now make small balls out of the dough and out of the pooran and set it in  a plate. Lemon size is fine.
  
  
  
• Now drop the balls in the batter, heat a kadai with oil to fry, when the oil turns hot drop the balls coated with the maida batter into the oil.
  
• Fry until the are cooked well and outer layer turns crispy. Suzhiyan is ready to eat !!!