Adhirasam recipe / Adirasam recipe / அதிரசம் / Ariselu recipe / Alboori recipe / Kajjaya recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Raw Rice (Maavu pacharisi) – 1 cup
• Jaggery – ½ cup
• Water – 1/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Soak raw rice in water for 3 hours. Drain raw rice.
2. Spread in a cloth for 2 hour to dry under fan.
3. Now powder it fine. Set aside.
4. Take jaggery and water in a kadai. Bring it to a boil.
Cook the jaggery syrup till soft ball stage. Pour the syrup in a bowl of cold water. If you are able to gather the syrup to a soft ball then the syrup is done.
5. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
6. Add the rice flour little by little and keep mixing.
7. Once all rice flour is mixed. Spoon the mixture into a bowl and leave to ferment at room temp for 2 to 3 days.
8. Divide the mix into small balls.
9. Flatten the mixture and make a small hole.
10. Deep fry in hot oil.
11. Drain and serve. Our delicious adhirasam is ready to eat!!!!!

TIPS
1) Store bought rice flour is not preferred.
2) Homemade rice flour, wet flour is what preferred for making perfect adhirasam.
3) Jaggery syrup stage is very important. Cook till soft ball stage.
4) The rice flour should have moisture when adding in the jaggery syrup.
5) If you fry adhirasam and find it crumbling in oil. Try adding more rice flour and fry again.