Vella seedai
Vella seedai, from above
VegTamil Nadu

Vella seedai

Crunchy jaggery and rice flour balls with coconut and sesame. Krishna Jayanthi's sweet bead.

50 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Krishna Jayanthi1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayJaggery rice flour balls, fried crisp.
The original
275kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
50minutessame

Classic vella seedai.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Rice flour1⅔ cups, lightly roasted
Urad dal (split black gram)2 tbsp, roasted and powdered
Fresh grated coconut⅓ cup
Jaggery¾ cup, grated
Sesame seeds1 tbsp
Cardamom½ tsp
Ghee2 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about this much is absorbed

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Melt jaggery in a little water, strain and cool to lukewarm.
  2. 2Mix flours, coconut, sesame, cardamom and ghee, then add jaggery syrup to make a soft dough.
  3. 3Roll small balls, prick each with a toothpick.
  4. 4Fry on low medium heat until deep brown and crisp.
Serve it like this

Serve a handful in a small bowl with filter coffee or tea.

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What goes with Vella seedai: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Coconut chutney10 min
On the side Cabbage poriyal20 min
A little snack Murukku60 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
To drink Neer mor8 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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