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Avalose unda ( Ari Unda)/ Rice Balls



Avalose unda (update pic)

Ari unda/Avalose unda meaning rice balls is a traditional sweet of Kerala. It is made with very little ingredients but has a wonderful aroma of roasted rice, coconut and cardamon.The sweetener used for this recipe is jaggery. Avalose podi is a snack by itself, you can mix add chopped banana and have it for tea. For Avalose unda you mix it with jaggery and make it into balls/ladoos.It is usually made by dry roasting matta or chemba rice till brown and then making a fine powder of it. I have instead used a shortcut which my mom uses as it was difficult for me to pound the rice.It came out well and my family was able to enjoy the traditional taste of ari unda.

For me this sweet invokes lots of childhood memories. As children we used to sit around joyfully watching grandmother and aunts busy roasting, pounding and mixing rice and jaggery to make these laddos. It is made in large quantities on festive occasions like Onam and Vishu. This has a long shelf life. Uncles and cousins who visit grandmother during Onam returned home with freshly made  pickles, chips and ariunda. Now kids enjoy several tempting treats in bakeries and I am not sure whether humble avalose unda will catch their attention. But this snack makes me nostalgic. Try this traditional snack, it is definitely worth a try.

Ingredients
Rice flour- 2 cups
Jaggery- 1 cup
Coconut- 1 cup
Coconut milk- 1/2 cup

Cardamon powder- 1 tsp
Roasted black sesame seeds- 2 tbs
Ghee-3 tsp
Dry ginger powder- 1/2 tsp
Cashews crushed- 3 tsp
Cumin- a pinch
Roasted Rice flour ( extra) 3 tbs


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Take rice flour in a bowl and sprinkle coconut milk little by little and mix the flour with your hands. Do not pour in but just sprinkle and  mix well.You need to wet the flour and make sure that there are no lumps.Also add cumin and roast this flour really fine on medium heat till there is a nice aroma and it becomes crispy. Add coconut and roast for another 5 minutes or till the mixture changes color.Let this cool off a bit.
Boil jaggery along with 1/2 cup of water strain and remove impurities. Put it back to heat and allow it to attain a two thread consistency. To check consistency pour a few drops of the syrup into a bowl of cold water. If you can form a ball then the syrup is ready.Add finely chopped cashew nuts, roasted sesame seeds,cumin powder, dry ginger powder and cardamon powder. Quickly mix in rice flour and ghee and mix well. Let it cool off a bit. Make small balls when it is still warm and roll in roasted rice flour. You can preserve this in a closed container for up to a month.
Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy.

Comments

  1. Looks yuMM :) Yes, it will be named attieke ( pronouced as Achaki or achiki

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  2. What a flavourful and delicious ladoos...looks really cute :-)

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  3. wonderful and delicious looking ladoos...lovely pics as well...

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  4. Ariunda looks delish Suja...ayyo kothy varunu..

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  5. wow what a superb presentation...anyone would love to have this..

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  6. Yummy looking laddus, nice pictures

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  7. Look fantastic..i have eaten them back in hostel..One of my friends used to get these

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  8. Thanks all for your sweet comments:)
    Thanks Rach would love to try that one dear:)

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  9. This is so yummy and perfectly shaped dear...

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  10. I have never tried rice flour ladoos but they sound delicious.

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  11. ariyunda looks perfect...orennam kittiyirunnekil...

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  12. wow.. this looks delicious Suja..

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  13. Wow, Suja they looks so delicious and tempting. Never had them before. Beautiful !!!

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  14. Ari unda looks really yummy..Shortcut method kollam..First picture, superb!!

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  15. Hi Savi,

    I have a Sunshine and Circle Of friends award for you. Check Out Tomorrow on ly blog. :) Have Fun and enjoy every bite in life :)

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  16. wow ariyunda! my favorite!...with all those sweet childhood memories!

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  17. Suja...tats awesome..reminds me of my amma who used to pound rice and make it fm de sctrath...simply love em...thks for sharing.

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  18. Yummmmy...Ari unda makes me nostalgic..my mom used to make this.

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  19. looks perfect dear and nice click too. ente mother in law de special anu.

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  20. I wont bother to have some rice balls rite now..looks fantastic Suja..

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  21. super super nammal kannur karu vere method annu use chyunna....ari unda undakkan kannaur karu annu expert ennu entta neighbour parayum...

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  22. Such lovely and inviting laddoos...

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  23. Ayyo...kothipichu kollunne....adipoli....ippo venma enikku..vannal kittumo?? atho ellarum koode theertho??

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  24. Rice laddoos looks perfect you hv done it beautifully ,,presentation n photography looks sooo cute.

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  25. Thanks all for your sweet comments and encouraging words :)
    Beena would love to learn that recipe dear :)
    Sarah you are most welcome..ethu theerthu...veere undakamalloo :)

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  26. ari unda looks great and mouth watering..well mounted and clicked

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  27. i have never tried this..can u blve tht...i shud give it a try sooon and find out how it tastes..pic looks nice

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  28. Ladoo looks absolutely delicious Suja. So beautiful a picture dear!

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  29. Hi suja,thats a pleasing array of laddoos one would long for esp me :) Pictures are well captured,happy to follow u.

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  30. I've never tried this ladoo..I want too gobbleup right now..looks so tempting!! sure to try soon...

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  31. This is my favorite.but method sounds a bit different from yours.Seems your method is easy.Thanks for sharing.

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  32. hmmm....
    they look perfect and delicious dear :-)

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  33. Lovely rice balls...Nice presentation.

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  34. Thanks all for your feedback's and encouraging comments..Thanks for stopping by, do visit often.

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