Sweetened moist balls of roasted rice flour remind you of your grandmother’s larder!
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1½ cup water
2 tsp lime juice
2 tsp melted ghee
1¼ tsp cardamom powder
1½ kg avalos powder (see below)
For avalos powder
1 kg rice
6 cups coconut, grated
1½ tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
To make the avalos powder
Soak 1 kg rice in water. Drain and powder the slightly damp rice.
Sieve the flour and mix grated coconut into it with your fingers.
Add 1½tsp cumin seeds and salt to taste. Mix well.
Compact the mixture in the bowl to retain the moisture, and set aside for 3 hours.
Lightly roast on a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, till golden brown.
Remove from fire, cool and sieve to remove any lumps.
Powder the lumps and roast again and add to the prepared avalos powder.
Cool and store in airtight containers. Use as required.
Preparation
Mix sugar, water and lime juice. Keep on fire and cook to one-thread consistency.
Add ghee, remove from fire, and sprinkle cardamom powder over.
Cool slightly and add the warm syrup to the avalos powder.
Mix well and shape into small balls, the size of limes.
Toss the balls lightly in avalos powder and store in an airtight tin.
