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Indian Doughnut | Kajjaya | Athirasam | Traditional South Indian Sweet

4,030 views · Published 12 November 2017 · 8:35 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Farm Food Factory · 2017 · People & Blogs

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Athirasam also called as Kajjaya in Kannada, Ariselu in Telugu is a popular South Indian sweet. The sweet is mostly prepared during Diwali and during other Indian festivals and special occasions like marriage. 
The doughnut like pastry has a very long history and is strongly associated with South Indian civilizations. Athirasam is prepared using red raw rice which is soaked in water then dried and pounded with the help of a pestle. 
Traditionally the rice flour is mixed with jaggery syrup but nowadays Kajjaya or Athirasam is also prepared using sugar syrup. The pounded rice flour is mixed with jaggery or sugar syrup and kept aside for minimum of 4-5 hours for it to get seasoned. 
Later, Kajjaya dough is kneaded using fingers and sesame seeds are added. Lemon sized balls are made out the dough, patted with finger tips to make them into disc shape and slipped into hot oil. 
It is believed that the one who knows to prepare Athirasam has already crossed half way to become a good cook. Also, those days, bride's family used to take pride in informing the groom's family that their daughter knows how to prepare Athirasam or Kajjaya, indirectly mentioning that she is well versed in cooking which were one of most expected qualities in the bride. 
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