This is very simple and easy way to prepare prasadam chalimidi.In the festival time we donot have enough time to prepare all prasadams(naivedyam).In indian tradition some prasadams like chalimidi,vadapappu and panakam are neccessary prasadams to prepare in some festivals like vinayaka chavathi,varalakshmi vratham.These three items are neccessary to prepare in festival day.This tradition is coming from our grand mother days.So iam preparing this chalimidi very simple way only for prasadams.
Ingredients
| rice flour |
1 cup |
| jaggery |
1 1/4 cup |
| elachi |
3 |
Preparation
Rice flour ready made packet is available in the super market or any grocery shops.If you like you can prepare it at home also.But takes some time.
Wash the rice with water .Then drain the water.Take a cotton cloth spread the rice over the cloth and put this cloth in sun shade till rice become dry (approx 5 to 6 hours will take to dry) the rice.
After that add this rice in a mixie jar and make a fine powder and sieve this powder to get fine and smooth rice flour.
Mash the jaggery pieces with masher.
Method
Add rice flour,jaggery and elachi into a mixie jar and blend to mix all well.
Then add 3 to 5 drops of water and blend the powder once again.
Water mix up the powder and make a chalimidi consistency.This is the easy way to make chalimidi.
This is called pachchi chalimidi.And use as prasadams in festival time.
Keep in the mind
This is not correct procedure to prepare high quantity of chalimidi that is prepare in the occasions of marriage,srimantham and barasala.That process is different from this.
Add very less quantity water.Other wise chalimidi consistency become watery.
You can decorate the chalimidi with poppy seeds and dry fruits.
