Thiruvathirai kali specially made on thiruvathirai day to
give as a prasatham to lord Shiva
Ingredients needed
- Raw rice - 1 cup
- Jaggery - 1 1/2 cup
- Grated coconut -3/4 cup loosely packed
- Ghee - 1/4 cup
- Cardamom - 1/4 tsp
- Cashew nuts - few
Preparation
Dry roast rice in a pan till it turns light golden brown in color. Keep the flames low while frying.Dry grind the rice coarsely like rava. Keep it aside.
- Melt jaggery in little water and filter it to remove impurities.
- Roast cashew nuts in little ghee and keep it aside.
- Method
- Take a pan/kadai , add jaggery water and bring it to boil.
- Add grated coconut and let it cook for a few minutes.
- Add rice rava, 2 tsp of ghee and water (2 1/2 cups) and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- After the pressure subsides, remove it, add the rest of the ghee and cardamom powder.
- Mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes. Thiruvathirai kali is ready.
HAVE A GOOD DAY..................!!!!!!!