Chalimidi
Chalimidi, from above
VegAndhra Pradesh

Chalimidi

Fresh rice flour mixed into jaggery syrup with coconut. Andhra's no cook festival offering.

25 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Nagula Chavithi offering1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice flour, jaggery syrup and coconut.
The original
213kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
25minutessame

Classic chalimidi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Rice flour1⅔ cups, fresh and slightly moist
Jaggery¾ cup, grated
Water¼ cup
Fresh grated coconut½ cup, small bits
Ghee1½ tbsp
Cardamom½ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Melt jaggery with water and cook to the soft ball stage.
  2. 2Turn off the heat, add ghee, coconut and cardamom.
  3. 3Add rice flour a little at a time and mix into a soft dough.
  4. 4Shape into balls or serve as is.
Serve it like this

Shape into small balls and serve on a leaf, or pack for offering with fruit.

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