Akki Thambittu is a sweet dish is prepared using rice flour. This is usually prepared during festivals and especially on Mangala Gowri Vrata and Nagara Panchami.
Time Required: 15 Minutes + Soaking and Drying time
Ingredients:
1 Cup Rice or Rice Flour
1 Cup Grated Jaggery
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Ghee / Clarified Butter
Method:
Soak Rice in water for 2 hours. Drain the water and spread on a cloth and let it dry. Grind Rice to a flour. In a Kadai roast the Rice flour for 2 to 3 minutes stirring continuously and remove to a tray and keep it aside. In the same Kadai add Jaggery and water and let the Jaggery melt. Seive the Jaggery syrup and keep it back on heat / flame. Add Ghee to the Jaggery syrup and stir. Add Rice flour and mix well to form a dough. Remove from heat and tie into balls.
