Athirasam

Ingredients:

Raw rice. …………………………………….. 1 kg
Jaggery (vellam)………………………….......600 gm
Cardamom. …………………………………...2-3 no( powdered)
Oil. …… ……………………………………...for fry.


Method :


                                             


                                          Soak the rice in water for 2-3 hours.

                                      

                            Remove water from rice,  grind into powder.
                             Add cardomom powder into it.

                                     

Prepare syrup  by boiling jaggery with 1 cup of  water.

Once jaggery melt filter the syrup, continue  boiling 
and stirring.

Take  a small bowl of water,drop in some syrup to check the syrup consistency.

The syrup should be  able to roll as a  ball and comes out smooth ball.

Switch off the flame and keep a side for 3-4 minutes.


                                 

 Transfer the syrup to the grounded wet  rice  powder, mix into a dough. It is like chapati dough.Cover with lid and kept for 24 hours minimum at room temperature.

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Make the dough into a small balls, press it to 2 mm thickness.

 Fry them in oil  with slow flame till golden color in both sides.