Friday 22 December 2017

Thiruvatherai Kali

Thiruvatherai Kali
One of the traditional recipe of Tamil Nadu is Thiruvatherai Kali. It is a neivedhiya to lord Siva.

Ingredients:
Raw rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 2 cups
Moong dal - 2 tablespoons
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Cardoman powder - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2-3 tablespoons
Cashews - few
Method:
# Dry roast moong dal and rice separately, until a nice aroma comes.
# Once it comes to room temperature, make powder.( semolina consistency)
# Dissolve jaggery in water.
# Take a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp of ghee, add jaggery syrup once it starts boiling, add rice and dall powder and stir well.
For 1 cup of rice, 2 1/2 cups of water is required.
# Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
# Once pressure is released, add grated coconut, cardoman powder, cashew's fried in ghee and mix well.
It will become fluffy, once it cools.
Hope you all like it, do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!

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