Adhirasam
jaggery and rice flour discs fried dark and dense, the Diwali sweet that takes practice
Start the day before. The resting alone is 8 hr, against 70 min of actual work.
Allergens in Adhirasam: sesame.
Ingredients
Quantities for 15.
- 400g, soaked 3 hours, dried and ground Ricethe flour must retain a little moisture, which is why it is ground fresh
- 300g, dark Jaggery
- 6 pods, seeds ground Cardamom
- 1/2 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
- 1 tbsp Sesameoptional
- 100ml Water
- 500ml for deep frying Neutral Oil
Cookware
stovetop, kadhai
Checked against the ingredient list for ten allergens: milk, egg, fish, crustaceans, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, mustard, soy and gluten. Brands vary, so read the label on anything new to you.
Before you start
- The dough must rest. Overnight is normal and three days is better; the flour needs time to drink the jaggery syrup.
- The syrup stage decides the texture. Take it to soft-ball and no further.
Method
- Melt the jaggery in the water, strain out the grit, and boil to the soft-ball stage.A drop in cold water should form a soft ball you can roll. A thread stage gives hard adhirasam.
- Take off the heat and stir in the rice flour, cardamom, dry ginger and sesame while hot.
- Cover and rest at least overnight, up to three days. The dough softens and darkens as it sits.
- Pat portions into 7cm discs between greased plastic sheets.
- Fry one at a time on medium, spooning oil over, until deep brown, about 3 minutes.
- Press each between two flat spoons as it leaves the oil to squeeze out the excess.
Storage
Keeps 2 weeks in an airtight tin at room temperature and hardens slowly, which is expected.
Nutrition Good estimate
One serving of Adhirasam (59 g) is about 218 calories, or 372 calories per 100 g.
Low protein: 2 g a serving, 3% of the calories
| Per serving59 g | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 218 kcal | 372 kcal |
| Protein | 1.9 g | 3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 41.3 g | 70 g |
| of which sugars | 20.0 g | 34 g |
| Fibre | 0.1 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 5.1 g | 9 g |
| of which saturated | 0.6 g | 1 g |
| of which unsaturated | 4.3 g | 7 g |
Ingredients given to taste count as zero, so the real figures run a little higher. Nearest database match used for jaggery. Estimated from raw ingredients using USDA FoodData Central.
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