Traditional Avalose Unda

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Traditional Avalose Unda

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :7 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 40 Min

Total Time : 7 Hr 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 13/4 cups raw rice good quality


  • 1 cup grated coconut


  • 1/2teaspoon salt


  • 1/2 teaspoon jeera


  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame Seeds


  • 11/3 cup grated jaggery


  • 5-6 cardamom freshly ground


  • 1/2 cup water


  • 1 tbsp ghee additional for greasing

Directions

  • Soak rice for 5-6 hours. Clean rice and drain excess water
  • spread the rice under the sun to dry it should be drying within 1 hour
  • grind the rice to flour it should be bit coarse not fine
  • pulse coconut so that it is fine do not grind to paste
  • Add ground coconut,salt and rice flour in a bowl
  • Using hands mix well
  • Cover the mixture and keep it aside for 1 hour
  • Dry roast sesame seeds slightly
  • Dry roast cumin seeds until aromatic. crush them lightly
  • Heat pan, add flour mixture, dry roast until slightly brown. It will take roughly 25 minutes
  • add jeera and sesame seeds stir well for a minute
  • Allow mixture to cool completely
  • Lightly grind the mixture or use hands to remove lumps from the mixture
  • Avalose podi is ready, this will last for 6 months in airtight container
  • Seperate 1/4 cup podi in seperate bowl
  • Melt jaggery in 1/2 cup water
  • Sieve jaggery for impurities
  • Heat jaggery Syrup in a pan. Switch off once it reaches one string consistency. don't overcook
  • add ghee, jaggery syrup and cardamom to avalose podi
  • using wooden spatula mix well
  • Smear ghee on hands now start forming laddu or unda while it is still bearable hot
  • roll the unda in 1/3 cup avalose podi store in air tight container