Name: AKKARAVADISAL (IYENGAR SPECIAL) recipe by Shanthi Krishnakumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Ingredients:; Milk - 1 litre; Raw Rice - 1/4 cup; Moong dhal(yellow split) - 1 tablespoon; Jaggery crushed - 1/2 cup; Saffron - 1 pinch; Cashews - 12; Kismis(dry grapes) - 15; Pachaikarpooram(edible camphor) - a pinch; Cardamom - 2; Ghee -6 tablespoons

ABOUT AKKARAVADISAL (IYENGAR SPECIAL) RECIPE

This "akkaravadisal" is a milk-based speciality of Iyengar Cuisine prepared on the koodaravalli day (27th day of margazhi) and offered to the Lord. Enjoy the iyengar famous akkara adisil (akkaravadisal)

Ingredients Serving: 4

Ingredients:
Milk - 1 litre
Raw Rice - 1/4 cup
Moong dhal(yellow split) - 1 tablespoon
Jaggery crushed - 1/2 cup
Saffron - 1 pinch
Cashews - 12
Kismis(dry grapes) - 15
Pachaikarpooram(edible camphor) - a pinch
Cardamom - 2
Ghee -6 tablespoons

Instructions

Wash rice and dhal. Drain the water completely.
Heat a deep and heavy bottomed vessel (preferable pressure cooker) and roast the rice dal mixture till it changes colour and slightly yellow.
Now add 1/2 litre of milk and allow it to cook in the milk or pressure cook for 4 whistles.
When done, mash the rice well.
Soak saffron in a tablespoon of hot milk.
Crush jaggery, dissolve in very little water, strain out the dust and add it to the mashed rice.
Now add 1/2 of the ghee and the remaining milk mix well and stir for a while on stove.
The consistency should be semi-solid.
Add powdered cardamom, saffron and pachaikarpooram.
Add in the remaining ghee.
Garnish with fried cashews and kismish.

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