Athirasam

Ingredients

Rice flour-2cups

Jaggery-11/2cup

Dry ginger(sukku)-few

Cardamom-3

Ghee-1tsp

White sesame -1tsp(optional)

Preparation


To rice flour

1.Wash and soak raw rice for 1 to 2 hrs.

2.After 2hrs,drain the water completely and spread it on a cloth or paper,so that it will absorb the excess water.

3.After 15mints,dry grind the rice nicely.Sieve it.

To jaggery

1.Grate jaggery,add enough water to soak the jaggery..

2.Bring it to boil..once jaggery dissolves,filter it to remove any impurities...

Method

1.Mix flour,cardamom powder,sukku and sesame seeds..

2.Boil the jaggery water and check the consistency of the syrup to get a two string consistency.Don't allow to burn the syrup..

3.Pour the hot syrup over the flour and mix well with a ladle..

4.Cover it with a tight lid and let it rest for 1-2days..

5.I left it only for one day.after one day

This is the dough for athirasam...

6.Take the dough out and knead again...

7.Grease ur hands with ghee or oil.

8.Make balls from the dough and flatten the ball with ur hands and a small hole in the center.(u can use banana leaf or plastic cover with ghee)

9.Gently slip it into the oil.Fry both sides till it turns brown colour.

10.Remove from oil.Athirasam has tendency to absorb the oil.

11.Press the athirasam between two slotted ladles to remove

12.Then put it on a paper towel to drain excess oil and let them cool

13.Store them in airtight containers.


Note

1.If the flour is sticky or loose and u are unable to make balls,then add a little wheat or maida flour to it to get the right consistency.

2.If the dough is too tight,then add some milk to it