Preparation
Ingredients
Outer covering
Boil the water. Add 2 spoons of sesame oil in it. Add rice flour while stirring constantly. Stir till it becomes thick and then keep aside to be cooled. After greasing the hands with sesame oil, make small balls out of the flour. Now shape these balls into small cups.
Inner stuffing
Mix grated coconut, cardamom and jaggery. Heat it for few minutes by constant stirring over low flame till the mix is well- blended. Add a spoon of ghee, mix well and remove. Make small balls of it. Stuff this into the outer coverings made out of the rice flour and close it. Steam this for 10 minutes & serve
Properties
Ingredients
- Rice flour – 1 cup
- Water – 1 cup
- Sesame oil – 2 spoons
- Grated coconut – 1 cup
- Powdered jaggery – 1 cup
- Cardamom – 4
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Outer covering
Boil the water. Add 2 spoons of sesame oil in it. Add rice flour while stirring constantly. Stir till it becomes thick and then keep aside to be cooled. After greasing the hands with sesame oil, make small balls out of the flour. Now shape these balls into small cups.
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Inner stuffing
Mix grated coconut, cardamom and jaggery. Heat it for few minutes by constant stirring over low flame till the mix is well- blended. Add a spoon of ghee, mix well and remove. Make small balls of it. Stuff this into the outer coverings made out of the rice flour and close it. Steam this for 10 minutes & serve
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Properties
- It is a favorite sweet of Lord Ganesha
- It is healthy as it is steam- cooked
- It is nourishing and strengthening
- It is suitable for children and adults
- Balances vata and pitta
- When taken in excess it causes obesity
