Seeyam Recipe

Preparation Time
Difficulty Moderately easy
Occasion Pongal
Recipe Type Sweets
Cuisine South Indian

Seeyam is one traditional sweet which is prepared during Deepavali festival. More like a deep fried dumpling with simple sweet stuffing. You don’t even need an occasion to make these, just make the stuffing ahead of time, deep fry when you want it. This stuffing recipe is good for couple other recipes too.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories Fat Cholestrol
Moong Dal 0.5 cup 299.39
All purpose flour 0.25 cup 113.6
Cashew Nut 3 teaspoon 82.65 6.6
Coconut 1 cup 280 26.8
Sugar 0.5 cup 387
Water 1 as required 0
Oil 1 cup 2196 308.66 0.01
Cardamom 5 nos 1320 22
4678.64 364.06 0.01

Preparation Method

  1. 1 Coarsely grind Moong Dal without Water.
  2. 2 Grate the Coconut.
  3. 3 Melt 3 tsp of Ghee and roast Coconut Grated Till light brown.
  4. 4 Add Brown Sugar and fry well.
  5. 5 Add Cashew Nutnut pieces and Cardamom.
  6. 6 Put off the flame and add half of the Moong Dal, and stir to mix well.
  7. 7 Make small balls out of this mixture.
  8. 8 To make batter, mix 2 tsp Sugar, maida flour, remaining Moong Dal and Water. Mix well.
  9. 9 Dip the above-prepared balls into the batter.
  10. 10 Heat Oil and deep-fry the balls Till golden brown.
  11. 11 Seeyam is ready.