7 May 2016

Mallidha (Sweet Sticky Rice Cakes topped with Grated Coconut and Sugar)

This is a traditional dish from Tirunelveli district, handed down to my mother from my dad's aunt. Made from white sticky rice (vellai puttarisi), it used to be a favourite breakfast dish when we were kids. After many years, I tried it and it turned out great!

Serves 2

Ingredients
  • 1 cup white sticky rice
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste

Preparation
  • Wash and drain sticky rice well. Spread it on a clean cloth to dry under a fan. After it has completely dried, (about 2 to 3 hours) grind it into fine powder. Using a sieve, separate the coarse granular flour and grind it again into fine powder. 
  • Boil about 1 1/2 cups water and add it to the powder with a little salt to make a ball of dough.
  • Divide into 5 equal portions and shape each portion with hand into a patty of about 7 to 8 cm in diameter and about 1 cm thick.
  • Boil water in a sauce pan and drop each patty into it. When it is cooked it will come up to the top. Take it out with a spatula, set on a plate and drop the next patty into the boiling water. Continue till all the patties are cooked.
  • Mix grated coconut with sugar and spread on the top of each cake. Stack them one over the other, 3 or 5 in a stack as much as you can eat.


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