Pootharekulu (Paper Sweet)
A traditional Andhra Pradesh vegetarian solid dish. Paper-thin rice starch sheets filled with sugar or ghee, a unique Atreyapuram delicacy.
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Ingredients
- Water — 400 g
- salt — 1 g
- Rice Flour — 100 g
- Cashew Nuts — 30 g
- badam — 20 g
- Cardamom Powder — 2 g
- Bura (Fine Powdered Sugar for Ladoo) — 150 g
- Ghee — 100 g
Method
- Mix rice flour, salt and water into a very thin batter.
- Dip a cloth in batter and wipe it over a hot upturned pot.
- Peel off the paper-thin sheet once it dries.
- Powder the cashews and almonds coarsely.
- Lightly sprinkle water on a sheet and brush with melted ghee.
- Spread powdered sugar, nuts and cardamom over it.
- Cover with a second sheet, add ghee and sugar again.
- Fold into a tight roll and store airtight.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Pootharekulu (Paper Sweet)?
- 267 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 26 min — 15 min prep, 11 min cooking.
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