For all those people who are not familiar with this dish, i will give a small introduction. This is a typical kerala tea time snack. Its usually available in the local tea shops. Its very simple & easy to make & this is one of my favourite tea time snack, nalumanipalaharam 
- Cherupayar(Moong Dal) - 1/2 kg
- Jaggery - 1/4 kg
Coconut - 2 cups - Plain Flour - 1 1/2 cup
Gram Flour - 1 1/2 cup - Cardamom - 5 crushed
- Water
Cook cherupayar in 3 cups water & drain the water completely. Make sure that it is not overcooked. Melt Jaggery by adding 1/4 cup water. When it melts add coconut & cardamom. Mix well. Add the cooked cherupayar to this mix & combine. Make sure that the mix is dry. When it is cooled make small balls with the mix. Combine plain flour & besan flour. Add little water to this & make a thick batter. Dip each of the balls in the batter & deep fry.
Source: Vanitha Magazine
Hello Maria:) how re u? Sukhiyan brought back loooots of childhood memories….this is my favourite snack too, I’m taking a couple from that
Mango salad sounds and looks great and yummy 
Will try next time when I get ripe mangoes !
Shn
Thank u so much!! I love sukhiyan very much. But, never knew how to make it. I will definitely try it out today.
Hi Shn
am doing good. hope you get the ripe mangoes soon :).
Hi Sene
please try out sukhiyan and let me know the result. Thanks
Hi Maria, My first time here. I have never heard of Sukhiyan. Is it same as Modakam? From the recipe it looks so. The picture is very tempting.
Hi Reena
Thanks for visiting my blog. Whether sukhiyan is same as modakam… i dont have any clue what modakam is :)… may be its the same thing & the name varies from one place to another.
I visited your blog too, interesting one!!
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