Sugar Nokkal / Sakkarai Nokkal/Sugar Coated Sev | Diwali Recipes

Sugar Nokkal is nothinga but sugar coated sev.Usually its stuffed "Paruppu Thengai "which is must in south indian weddings.

For this recipe 2 string syrup consistency is perfect.

Ingredients :

Besan / Kadalai Maavu - 1 cup
Rice flour / Arisi Maavu -1/8 cup
Cooking Soda -a pinch
Butter -2 tsp (At room temperature)
Salt -a pinch
Oil - For fry
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Water -1/4 cup
Milk - 1/8 cup

Method

*In a bowl mix the Besan,Rice flour,Salt ,Butter and Cooking soda.Mix well and reuired water to make a soft and pliable dough.

*Heat oil in a kadai,Take a sev press OR Murukku maker with Thenkuzhal achu,fill the dough and press in hot oil in large circles.Dont make it overcrowd.

*Fry in medium flame,cook   until  it turns golden brown .

*In a broad vessel add the sugar and water.Once it starts to boil and milk .Boil it a min.

*Strained it to remove the impurities.Then again boil the syrup ,If you swipe the syrup check between ur thumb and forefingers there will be 2 string will be form  OR in a small bowl of water,pour the syrup ,it will not dissolve and you can move and gather it.

*Switch off the flame,add the sev and mix well until syrup coated well in sev.

*Cool down completely before you stored it in air tight container.

MY NOTES

*Dont miss the Syrup consistency  else you wont get the sugar coated sev.

*Adding milk in syrup is you will get pure white colour.

*Dont add more cooking soda else it will be crumble while frying.