mokkajonna(corn) Bellam Appalu

Ingredients:1 cup tender corn/mokkajonna
1/2 cup rice flour
1 cup grated jaggery
1 cup water
1/4 tbsp cardamom powder
2 cups of oil for deep frying
2 tbsp of coconut pieces
1/2 tbsp of seasame seeds (optional)

Method:

• Take fresh corn and grind it into a smooth paste
• In a pan, add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of jaggery and let it melt
• Once the jaggery melts into the water, put it on the stove and bring it to just one boil and switch off the stove
• Immediately add corn paste, rice flour, coconut pieces, seasame seeds and cardamom to the jaggery solution and stir well and put a lid on the pan and keep it aside for 5 min till it cools down
• Meanwhile in a deep bottomed vessel, pour oil for deep frying. Once it is hot, make small patties out of the above dough and deep fry them on medium heat

Yummy yummy appalu are now ready to serve :)