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Thiruvathirai Kali

Thiruvathirai Kali is a sweet offered to God on Thiruvathirai. Thiruvathirai Kali is a mild sweet made by coarsely grinding rice & dal and simmering it with jaggery syrup. Thiruvathirai Kali Recipe is presented in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings3 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw rice
  • 2 tablespoon moong dal
  • 1 cup jaggery
  • 2 tablespoon coconut
  • 2 teaspoon ghee
  • 5 nos cashews broken
  • 1 and 1/4 cups water

Instructions

  • 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.
  • Dry roast raw rice and moong dal separately till golden brown. Cool down completely.
  • 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.
  • 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 Thiruvathirai Kali hot with a generous serving of ghee, heaven I say :)

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 color. You can use normal round jaggery too. I prepared the jaggery syrup the previous day and refrigerated it.
  • Take care not to over roast rice and dal.
  • You can even add grated coconut while serving.
Nutrition Facts
Thiruvathirai Kali
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 418 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 9mg3%
Sodium 11mg0%
Potassium 94mg3%
Carbohydrates 83g28%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 29g32%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 13IU0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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