Munthiri kothu

Munthiri kothu
Munthiri kothu
Alternative namesPayatham urundai
Place of originIndia, Sri Lanka
Region or stateKanyakumari District, Jaffna District

Munthiri kothu (Tamil: முந்திரி கொத்து) is a unique festival sweet from Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is also known as payatham urundai (Tamil: பயத்தம் உருண்டை) in Sri Lanka.

To prepare it, dhall (mung bean or moong dal) is roasted in a karahi/kadai in coconut or sesame oil. This is then cooled and crushed into a fine powder. Sesame seeds and coconut flakes are similarly and separately roasted and powdered. These powders are then combined with cardamom and jaggery syrup. This is then split into marble-sized balls.[1]

A batter consisting of maida flour, rice powder, turmeric and salt is made by adding water carefully to prevent lump formation. A kadai with coconut oil is heated, and the golf-ball-shaped fritters are deep fried. It derives it's name from the unique way in dropping the fritters into the oil in triplets, with munthiri kothu meaning a bunch of three.

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