Munthiri Kothu Recipe (2024)

Posted byAngela Steffi on9:44:00 PM

Munthiri Kothu is a traditional recipe of South India especially most popular in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Many of us think that Mundiri kothu is difficult to make but it is quite easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious. It is a healthy snack beacuse it is made with green gram and jaggery.

I still remember those nice days when my Grand mother used to make bucket full of snacks during festival seasons most popular buckets among them are Munthiri Kothu bucket, Butter Murukku bucket, Seedai bucket, Athirasam bucket....I was bit confused at that time which one to choose first because all the snacks are my favorite so i always take a large container and pick equal amount from all the buckets and run away before my granny appears.I miss those nice golden days and later my mom made such traditional recipes and as days passed on she started to buy those sweets form shops and I really miss those authentic recieps so i decided not to buy traditinal sweets from stores and i started to make it by myself for all festivals.My mother-in-law makes perfect Mundiri kothu for all christmas and use to send us through courier. I am sharing my mother-in-law's recipe for making Munthiri kothu.

To watch Munthiri Kothu Recipe in Tamil please follow this link to Madras Samayal

Serving Size : 7 people

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking Time : 20minutes

Difficulty:

Step 1) First lets start with roasting the green gram .Roast it until the dal changes it color from green to golden brown.You can also use skinless green gram for this recipe (pasipayaru).The dal is done when you smell the nice aroma of the dal. After roasting let it cool for 5 minutes

Step 2) Once cooled transfer the green gram to a blender also add cardamom pods to get nice aroma and grind it to a powder. Do not grind it very fine,you should be able to feel some texture (fine-coarse powder)

Step 3) Dry roast the shredded coconut in an pan and roast until it turns golden, once the coconuts turns golden add the sesame seeds and roast for few more seconds and turn off the heat.

Step 4) Now in a mixing bowl combine all the ingredients powdered pasiparuppu , roasted coconut and sesame seeds and chukku powder (dry ginger powder) mix well and keep it aside.

Step 5) Jaggery syrup:

Now in a Sauce pan melt the jaggery by adding some water and bring it to 1/2 string consistency. Powder the jaggery before adding so that it melts fast and uniformly.

Step 6) Pour the jaggery through a strainer and filter it to remove any dust particles. After adding the syrup, immediately mix all the ingredients together and make sure all the areas are surrounded by syrup. Once the mixture is cooled slightly start to make small balls out of it .Grease your hands with some ghee so that the mixture wont stick to your hands. And rest the balls for 20 - 30 minutes to harden a bit.

🌾 This step should be done fast otherwise the mixture will thicken and we wont be able to make balls.

Step 7) Outer sheet:

To make outer cover mix rice flour, maida, turmeric powder, a pinch of salt and a add little amount of water to make a slightly thick paste.It should not be runny the batter should be thick enough to coat the surface. Turmeric powder is added just to get a nice color. Consistency should be similar dosa batter Consistency.

Step 8) Frying the Munthiri Kothu:

Now the final step is to fry the balls.As the name indicates lets take a kothu of balls (3-4) balls at a time and dip it in the batter and cover all the surface with the batter and fry it in oil. Oil should be on a medium heat not too hot. Munthiri kothu will cook very fast, flip it in betweena and once the outer cover get crisper drain the oil and take the mundri kothu out.

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That is it our delicious Munthiri Kothu recipe is ready to be served. Please make our traditional sweet for Festivals like Diwali , Christmas and share it with your friends and family. See this is very easy to make and it lasts for 2-3 weeks if stored in a dry air tight container.I can guarantee you that your Kids will love the recipe.
Spread the Joy of Cooking :)