Orrapam

Ingredients

Rice – 3 cups
Jaggery – 1 kg
Coconut – 2
Cashewnuts – finely chopped

Method

Beat rice to form powder. Mix with coconut milk. Melt jaggery. Strain & add to rice flour.
In a wok put some ghee & heat. Add the mixture & stir. When it begins to boil, reduce the heat. Stir continuously on low heat. When it is ready it should be sticky on being touched ( between 2 fingures). Add cardamon powder & cashew nuts. Mix well . add ghee to a flat oven-proof dish & flatten the mizture in it. Put grease paper on top. Bake. When ready it will have a distinct smell & will not stick to a fork when pricked. Cool.