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Kalithappam - Rice cake with Jaggery

Ingredients of Kalithappam

Serves: 6

A Muslim dish

2 ¼ cups rice

Syrup made from 500 gms jaggery

A pinch of salt

4 tbsp oil

¼ medium-sized, fresh coconut, chopped

4 shallots, chopped

5 white cardamoms, powdered

Method of Preparation of Kalithappam

• Wash rice and soak in water for 3 hours. Drain, dry and grind to a fine powder. Sift twice to get a smooth powder.
  
• Add jaggery syrup and salt to rice flour. Mix well to make a smooth paste.
  
• Heat oil in a frying pan, add coconut and fry till golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from oil and mix with rice jaggery paste.
  
• Add shallots to pan and fry till brown. Mix into rice-jaggery paste.
  
• Sprinkle in cardamom powder, mix well and pour mixture into a round pan.
  
• Cover pan with a flat lid which has a ridge, and cook for 30 minutes with hot coals on the lid and low heat below. You can also bake it in an oven pre-heated to 1800 C (3500F) for 20 minutes.
  
• Cool, unmould and serve.

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