Thursday, July 30, 2009

Athirasam (Sweet Athirasam)

Athirasam
 
Ingredients
  • Raw rice………………….2 cups
  • Jaggery...............................2 cup
  • Cardamom Powder………1/2 tsp
  • Dry Ginger Powder……….1 pinch
Method
  • Soak the rice for two hours. Remove the water and spread in a towel.
  • When it dries grind in a blender
  • Sieve it to get fine powder. 
  • The powder should be slightly wet.
  • Heat a pan with little water add the jaggery and make a syrup.
  • Filter this syrup to remove the stone.
  • Boil again till it forms one thread consistency Kambi padam(Put a drop jaggery in cold water then it should be like soft gel). 
  • Add this syrup, cardamom powder to the rice flour to a soft dough.
  • Heat a pan with oil to fry. 
  • Apply oil in plantain leaf of plastic, take small amount dough and spread like small discs. 
  • Deep fry them and keep them in paper towel.

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