Thimmannam
by kvs_sailaja
10 Feb 2002
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A sweet delicacy served in South Indian households during festivals,Thimmannam is prepared from rice paste. The rice paste is sweetened with jaggery and made flavorful with coconut,elaichi powder and crushed cashewnuts.
Thimmannam recipe - How to make Thimmannam
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4 tbsp rice (chawal) (soaked in luke warm for 5-10 mins and ground to a smooth paste)
150 gms grated jaggery (gur)
1/2 coconut, grated
2 cardamoms (elaichi), powdered
1 tbsp cashewnuts (kaju)
Method
- Boil 4 cups of water in a pan.
- Add the grated jaggery, grated coconut, elachi powder and boil for 1-2 mins.
- Then add the rice paste stirring continuously till the mix becomes semi thick.
- Garnish with fried cashews and serve hot or cold.
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