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Chettinad Masala Seeyam/Chettinad Kara Seeyam recipe is given below with step-by-step instructions along with step-by-step images.

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe | Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe | Masala Seeyam Recipe | Kara Seeyam Recipe

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is a simple, tasty and delectable south Indian savoury snack recipe. You can easily make this Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe within 1 1/2 hours and serve it as a snack recipe/starter recipe/appetizer recipe. The Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is given below with step-by-step instructions along with step-by-step images.

Before moving on to the Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe. Let's know about -
What is Chettinad Masala Seeyam/Chettinad Kara Seeyam?

Do check out my other Sweet version of Seeyam Recipe - Seeyam Urundai Recipe/Chettinad Sweet Seeyam Recipe

What is Chettinad Masala Seeyam/Chettinad Kara Seeyam?

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is a delectable bonda recipe with a crispy outer layer and a soft inner layer with beautiful holes.

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is one of the popular and traditional snack recipes that hailed from Chettinad cuisine. In Chettiar households, wedding feasts or festive feasts are incomplete without the preparation of the Chettinad Masala Seeyam. They make this recipe almost for all occasions.

Chettinad Masala Seeyam is typically served as an accompaniment to Chettinad breakfast dishes like Idli, Dosai, and Pongal or served as a quick evening snack recipe.

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Ingredients/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Ingredients

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is prepared with raw rice and urad dal as the main ingredients and flavoured with ginger, green chilli, grated coconut, onion, mustard seeds and salt. Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe also includes Javvarisi/Sabudana/Tapioca pearls.

If you are new to the Urad dal/Black Gram and Tapioca Pearls/Sabudana/Javvarisi ingredients. Kindly, click the below-mentioned links to check out -
🔗Urad dal/Black Gram
🔗Tapioca Pearls/Sabudana/Javvarisi

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How to make Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe?/How to make Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe?

Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is a simple, tasty and delectable south Indian savoury snack recipe. You can easily make this Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe within 1 1/2 hours and serve it as a snack recipe/starter recipe/appetizer recipe.

Cuisine - Chettinad Cuisine
Serving - 30 (medium lemon size)
Timing - 1 1/2 hours

INGREDIENTS

Raw Rice/Pachai Arisi - 1/2 cup
Black Gram/Urad Dal - 1/2 cup
Tapioca Pearls/Sabudana/Javvarisi - 1 tablespoon
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Onion (fine chopped) - 1
Green Chilli - 3
Water - 1/2 cup
Ginger (crushed) - 1 tablespoon
Salt - to taste
Curry Leaves (chopped) - 2 sprig
Oil - 1 tablespoon + for deep frying
Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To begin making the Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe - Wash both rice and urad dal in 3-4 exchanges of water and soak it in water for 1 hour.

2. Soak javvarisi/tapioca pearls in a separate bowl for 1 hour.

3. Keep all the ingredients ready.

4. To Grind - In a mixer grinder, add soaked and drained urad dal and rice and grind it to a smooth batter by adding 1/2 cup of water gradually.

5. Transfer to a bowl and then add salt, grated coconut, curry leaves and soaked and drained tapioca pearls mix well and keep it aside.

6. To Temper - Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.

7. Now add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger and saute for a few seconds or until the onion changes into transparent colour.

8. Turn off the flame and cool it for 2-3 minutes.

9. Now add it to the seeyam batter and mix well.

10. To Fry - Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying over a low flame, take a spoonful of batter and carefully drop it in oil.

11. Fry 4-5 masala seeyam at a time. Keep flipping the masala seeyam and cook evenly.

12. Once the golden colour is achieved take out the masala seeyam from the oil.

13. Repeat frying the remaining masala seeyam batter.

14. Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is ready.

You can serve this Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe with any south Indian breakfast items or simply as a snack recipe with spicy coconut chutney.

PICTORIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. To begin making the Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe - Wash both rice and urad dal in 3-4 exchanges of water and soak it in water for 1 hour.

2. Soak javvarisi/tapioca pearls in a separate bowl for 1 hour.

3. Keep all the ingredients ready.

4. To Grind - In a mixer grinder, add soaked and drained urad dal and rice and grind it to a smooth batter by adding 1/2 cup of water gradually.

5. Transfer to a bowl and then add salt, grated coconut, curry leaves and soaked and drained tapioca pearls mix well and keep it aside.

6. To Temper - Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.

7. Now add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger and saute for a few seconds or until the onion changes into transparent colour.

8. Turn off the flame and cool it for 2-3 minutes.

9. Now add it to the seeyam batter and mix well.

10. To Fry - Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying over a low flame, take a spoonful of batter and carefully drop it in oil.

11. Fry 4-5 masala seeyam at a time. Keep flipping the masala seeyam and cook evenly.

12. Once the golden colour is achieved take out the masala seeyam from the oil.

13. Repeat frying the remaining masala seeyam batter.

14. Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe is ready.

You can serve this Chettinad Masala Seeyam Recipe/Chettinad Kara Seeyam Recipe with any south Indian breakfast items or simply as a snack recipe with spicy coconut chutney.

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