Athirasam
By: Divya Vikram
Website: http://www.divya-dilse.blogspot.com
Rating
Rating: 4 / 5 stars - 1 vote(s).
Category: Vegan
Dish type: Appetizer or Snack
Key ingredients: Raw rice, Jaggery, Cardamom powder, Oil, Water
Time: More than 2 hours
Procedure:
Ingredients:
Raw rice - 3 cups
Jaggery - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
Oil for deep frying
Method of Preparation:
Soak the raw rice for atleast three hours in water. Allow it to dry. It should be partially wet. Grind it in a mixer-grinder and sieve it to get a fine powder. The powder should be slightly wet. Keep it aside. Powder the jaggery. Heat the water in a saucepan and add the jaggery to it. Simmer until a syrup is formed. Filter to remove the stones. After filtering bring it to a boil again until softball consistency (drop a small amount of jaggery in cold water,it should form a soft,flexible mass) is reached. When the jaggery syrup is ready,mix in the cardamom powder. Mix the syrup with the powdered rice flour to form a smooth dough. Keep the dough aside for atleast an hour. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed vessel. Apply oil in a plastic sheet and also in your fingers. Take a small amount of dough and flatten in out into small discs..It should be thinner than that of vada and thicker than that of chapathi. A hole can be made in the center so that it cooks evenly. Deep fry in the oil until it turns crispy and deep golden brown.
