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Mung Kavum

Green Gram Festive Cakes

Ingredients
  

For the Kavum mixture: 
  • 1 cup green gram flour
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1 cup kithul treacle
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • pinch of salt.
For the batter coating: 
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • ¼ cup thick coconut milk
  • pinch of turmeric
  • pinch of salt
  • water as needed

How to make it
 

  1. Simmer kithul treacle and water in a
  2. saucepan for 3–5 minutes until slightly thick.
  3. Turn heat to low; vigorously stir in green gram flour,
  4. 1 cup rice flour, cardamom, and salt until a thick dough forms.
  5. Roll warm dough to 1 cm thickness on a dusted board and cut into traditional diamond shapes.
  6. Whisk the batter coating ingredients into a pancake-like consistency.
  7. Dip dough diamonds into the coating and deep fry in hot coconut oil for 2–3 minutes until golden-crisp.