Adhirasam
- 50 min
- not spicy
- Serves 15
Adhirasam, a Tamil Nadu sweet of rice flour and jaggery syrup with cardamom and dry ginger, fried in groundnut oil. Makes 15, 50 min plus resting, video.
Good for: Diwali, Navaratri & Ayudha Pooja
Ingredients
Raw Rice1 cup
Jaggery1 cup
Water¼ cup
Cardamom Powder¼ tsp
Dry Ginger Powder½ tsp
White Sesame Seeds1 tsp
Groundnut oilFor Frying
Contains: groundnut, sesame.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 15 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 15 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 118kcal | 1770kcal |
| Protein | 1.1g | 17g |
| Carbohydrate | 27g | 410g |
| Fat | 0.8g | 12g |
| Fibre | 0.2g | 3g |
| Sugar | 14g | 204g |
Cookd masalas for raw rice
Method
Rinse and soak the rice for atleast an hour. After an hour, drain the water from rice and spread it in a clean towel to get it dried. It could take atleast 5 to 10 minutes but you should feel the dampness in your palm or fingers.
Grind the rice in the mixer to a fine powder and sieve it to get a lump-free rice flour.
For the syrup, add jaggery in a pan with 1/4 cup of water and when it dissolves, strain the jaggery water to remove dirt and sand.
Again boil the jaggery water and keep stirring it until the jaggery comes to a boil, frothy.
Now remove the jaggery from the flame and add to the wet rice powder and mix it well along with cardamom powder, dry ginger powder, and sesame seeds.
Mix well, so that no lumps are formed till you get a soft dough consistency. Keep this adhirasam mixture aside for at least one day, covered. Add oil on the surface.
Heat required oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Make a small ball of the adhirasam mixture and place it in a oil greased banana leaf or parchment paper. Flatten them gently.
Add them to the heated oil. When the adhirasam gets cooked, it will automatically rise up in the oil. Gently using a spatula turn the adhirasam to the other side and allow it to cook for another minute.
Then hold your spatula in one hand and take out the adhirasam from oil. Using another ladle, gently press the center of the fried adhirasam to squeeze out the excess oil.
Before you start
- How long does Adhirasam take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Adhirasam serve?
- 15. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Adhirasam vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Adhirasam spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Adhirasam?
- 1 cup Raw Rice, 1 cup Jaggery, ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder, ½ tsp Dry Ginger Powder, 1 tsp White Sesame Seeds, For Frying Groundnut oil, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Adhirasam?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Adhirasam?
- About 118 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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