Thiruvathirai Kali Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Raw rice(Pacharisi) – 1 cup
Moong dal(Paasi paruppu) – 2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1 cup
Coconut – 2 tbsp
Ghee – 2 tsp
Cashews – 4 broken
Water – 1 and 1/4 cup

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Method:

1. Add crushed jaggery with water till immersing level and start melting it. When jaggery is fully dissolved and bubbles start appearing switch off and strain to remove impurities, set aside.
   
2. Dry roast raw rice and moong dal separately till golden brown.Cool down completely.
   
3. Then pulse(grind) it to coarse just to break the rice and dal. Pressure cook with 1 cup water for 2 whistles in medium low flame and switch off. Once pressure releases, carefully give a mix.It may look sticky at this stage, if so just fluff it up.Now heat up the prepared jaggery syrup and add cooked rice mong dal mixture.
   
4. Give a quick stir then add roasted cashews, coconut and cardamom powder.Stir well…at one stage the kali will come together to a fluffy mass, at this stage add ghee and switch off.
   

Serve hot with a generous serving of ghee, heaven I say 🙂

Method:

1. 1. Soak raw rice in water for atleast 2 hours.Drain water completely and rinse again.
   2. Then spread the raw rice in a soft towel and allow it to dry say for 30-45mins.It will be slightly moist only and few rice will stick to your hands when touch and se, this is the perfect stage.Then transfer this to a mixer.
      
   3. Grind to a fine powder.Transfer to sieve.Sieve it well.
   4. Heat the jaggery syrup for 2mins, then add rice flour and keep stirring continuously without forming lumps.Add cardamom powder and coconut Stir well.
      

1. At one stage it will form a mass without sticking to the pan, this is the right stage to switch off. Once it is hand bearable hot knead it to smooth dough…add a tsp of oil/ghee if it sticks.Form 7 equal sized balls(size is your preference) and flatten them on a ziplock cover / plaintain leaf with your finger tips to 1/4 inch thickness. Repeat the same till the dough is finished.Heat dosa tawa and toast the adai till golden brown, Drizzle oil / ghee…flip over carefully to other side to cook evenly on both sides. Take care not to break the adais.
   

My Notes:

• Rice and dal may looks sticky after pressure cooking , once it cools down it becomes separated and this kali is meant to be like this(fluffy) not like our usual kali consistency.
• I used paagu vellam hence the bright reddish color.You can use normal round jaggery too.I prepared the jaggery syrup the previous day and refrigerated it.
• For neiveidhyam they make 7 adais as the count is auspicious on that day.
• Take care not to overroast rice and dal.
• If using readymade idiyappam flour, dry roast for few mins till smoke appears then use it.Dont overroast which will end up breaking the adais.
• You can even add grated coconut while serving.
• The consistency is very important for the adai else while toasting the adai will tend to break. Dont be tempted to add more jaggery than the mentioned amount.
• You can make lemon sized balls and make the adai even bigger in size.
• Even while toasting take care not to turn over often just once is enough for it to get cooked.
• The adais should not break, so be very careful while making the dough.

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