Adhirasam
 
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Traditional South Indian sweet made for Deepavali. This crispy soft sweet is a mouth watering delicacy.
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Recipe type: Sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • Raw rice, 1 heaped cup
  • Powdered jaggery, ¾ cup
  • Water, 1 cup
  • Dry ginger powder, 1 tsp
  • Cardamom powder, 1 tsp
  • Ghee, 1 tsp
  • Salt, a pinch
  • Oil for deep frying
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak the rice for 7 hours. Drain the water from the rice and dry it on a cloth for 10 mins under the fan.
  2. When it is about 90% dry, put it in a blender and grind it finely.
  3. Now sift the flour and keep it in a covered vessel so that it doesn’t dry out.
  4. Add jaggery and water to a pan and boil it till the jaggery dissolves. Strain it to remove any sand particles.
  5. Now pour the jaggery mixture back into the pan and boil it till it reaches a soft ball consistency (Refer to the video to understand this better)
  6. Turn off the stove and add the rice flour little by little to the jaggery mixture and combine it well.
  7. Once its well combined add ghee and transfer it to a container. Keep the container covered and let the dough cool.
  8. Heat oil in a kadai on a low flame.
  9. Make small lemon sized balls using the dough and flatten it out to make small medium thick rotis by using a greased plastic sheet.
  10. Slide it into the hot oil and cook it slowly till it is nice and brown.
  11. Transfer it on to a plate and press it down with a wooden press to squeeze out excess oil.
  12. The adhirasam is now ready to eat.
Recipe by Spice Counter at http://spicecounter.com/sweets/adhirasam/