Prasadam--Athirasa

Athirasa is a sweet dish made of jaggary,coconut  and rice flour. Is one of the speciality of Mangalore cuisine.Also i have read somewhere that its a very famous sweet dish in Srilankan cuisine too.When we were in Maharashtra,there they use to prepare one sweet dish called Anarasa which some what similar to this dish ,which was my favourite too.
It is prepared in special occasions like janmashtami and also in baby showers in our region.We Mangaloreans like sweets made of jaggary very much and mainly all sweets contain jaggary and coconut in it.Its a little tricky and hard work is required in preparing this sweet but the end result is worth all efforts.In my mom's place we prepare this sweet for Janmashtami for Shri Krishna as one of the prasadh.
Traditional method of preparing this dish is little hard,here i am sharing little easy way of doing it.

Servings:15 count

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour
1 cup jaggary
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
1 tsp cardamon powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
4-6 tsp ghee/oil/coconut oil
oil for frying

Method:

Take a pan add jaggary and very little amount of water say 1 tbsp and mix them well.
When jaggary starts boiling and formed one thread consistency(carefully dip tip of your finger into syrup and with other finger see that thread is formed),add coconut,cardamon powder,pepper powder and rice flour and stir continuously till it becomes like a ball at the centre of a pan.

Switch off the flame and remove it in bowl.Put 3-4 tsp of ghee/oil/coconut oil on top of it and leave it undisturbed for about 1/2-1 hours.


Heat oil in a wok.knead the above Athirasa dough thoroughly.
Take a non sticky plastic sheet and grease the sheet.make small balls of the dough.
Take one ball and flattened it with you hands on the sheet into circle shape.
Similarly do all the balls of the dough.
When the oil is hot put them in oil and deep fry them in low-medium heat.
when it turn golden brown color drain and remove it on kitchen paper towel.
After it cools to room temperature store it in airtight container.
It stays fresh for maximum 1 week.

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