Thiruvathirai kali

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.
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• 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..................!!!!!!!