Munthiri Kothu | Chittu Urundai | Green Moong Jaggery Balls

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Munthiri Kothu | Chittu Urundai | Green Moong Jaggery Balls

Course: Sweet Varieties

Cuisine: Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes, Tamil Nadu Recipes

Equipments Needed

• Heavy Bottomed Pan
• Mixer Grinder
• Pressure Cooker

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 15 servings

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Munthiri Kothu (Chittu Urundai), a popular sweet from Kanyakumari District. Green moong jaggery filling is prepared which is then stuffed inside rice flour based outer cover, shaped into small dumplings and deep fried as group of 3 til they are golden brown and crispy. A delicious and protein rich sweet!

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Ingredients

For OuterCover

• ▢ ½ Cup Rice Flour 1 Cup - 250ml
• ▢ 2 tbsp Wheat
• ▢ 1 Pinch Salt
• ▢ ½ Cup Water Adjust as needed

For Filling

• ▢ 1 Cup Green Gram (Pachai Payiru)
• ▢ 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
• ▢ 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
• ▢ 1 Cup Grated Jaggery
• ▢ 2-3 nos Cardamom
• ▢ 2 tbsp Water
• ▢ 2 tbsp Ghee

Instructions 

Preparing Filling

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  First lets prepare the filling. Heat a pan. Dry roast the green moong till it turns light brown color. Keep this roasted moong aside
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  Then in the same pan, add the sesame seeds and allow it to sputter and take it aside
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  Again, in the same pan, add grated coconut and dry roast till golden brown
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  Cool down all roasted ingredients and take it to mixer jar. To this, now add cardamom and grind everything to a smooth powder
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  In a sauce pan add jaggery and water and allow the jaggery to melt completely
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  Strain the jaggery juice and boil it till it becomes thick
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  In a mixing bowl, add the ground moong powder and add ghee and mix well
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  Then, add jaggery juice little by little and mix well till everything is combined well. When the mixture becomes thick, switch off the flame.
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  Once the moong-jaggery mixture is cooled, make small balls out of this mixture and set it aside.

Preparing Outer Cover Batter

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  Lets prepare the outer cover batter. In another mixing bowl, add rice flour, wheat flour and salt and mix well.
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  Add water little by little and stir well to make it to a batter. The batter should be in a consistency like bajji batter consistency

Deep Frying Process

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  Heat oil in a pan for deep frying the moong balls. When the oil is hot, keep the flame low, take each moong ball and dip in the rice+wheat flour batter and coat nicely and gently drop in oil. 
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  Add 3-5 balls in each batch and deep fry till golden brown and crispy outside. Repeat the same and finish the rest of the filling.
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  The delicious Munthiri Kothu (Chittu Urundai) ready to serve!

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Munthiri Kothu | Chittu Urundai | Green Moong Jaggery Balls

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 164 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Carbohydrates 9g3%

Protein 1g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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• First lets prepare the filling. Heat a pan. Dry roast the green moong till it turns light brown color. Keep this roasted moong aside

• Then in the same pan, add the sesame seeds and allow it to sputter and take it aside

• Again, in the same pan, add grated coconut and dry roast till golden brown

• Cool down all roasted ingredients and take it to mixer jar. To this, now add cardamom

• Grind everything to a smooth powder

• In a sauce pan add jaggery and water and allow the jaggery to melt completely

• Strain the jaggery juice and boil it till it becomes thick

• In a mixing bowl, add the ground moong powder and add ghee and mix well

• Then, add jaggery juice little by little and mix well till everything is combined well

• Now make small balls out of this mixture and set it aside

• Lets prepare the outer cover batter. In another mixing bowl, add rice flour, wheat flour and salt and mix well. Add water little by little and stir well to make it to a batter.

• The batter should be in a consistency like bajji batter consistency

• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying the moong balls. When the oil is hot, keep the flame low, take each moong ball and dip in the rice+wheat flour batter and coat nicely and gently drop in oil. Add 3-5 balls in each batch and deep fry till golden brown and crispy outside

• The delicious Munthiri Kothu (Chittu Urundai) ready to serve!

Munthiri Kothu | Chittu Urundai | Green Moong Jaggery Modak

Sowmya Venkatachalam

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