Pala thalikalu recipe
Pala thalikalu is a sweet dish made of handmade rice noodles, jaggery, ghee and nuts. It is a festive food that is offered to the god during puja.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips.
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Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
For thalikalu
- ¾ cup rice flour (can also use thadi pindi)
- ½ cup water (use ¼ cup if using thadi pindi)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tbsp sugar (do not use jaggery)
- 1 tsp ghee
For the payasam
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 12 cashews
- 12 raisins
- 2 tbsp dried coconut pieces, endu kobari
- 3 cups milk full fat
- 1 tbsp rice flour (to thicken the payasam)
- ¼ cup water to mix the flour
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder or elaichi powder
For jaggery syrup
- ½ to ¾ cup jaggery (I used ½ cup unrefined jaggery)
- 3 tbsp water
How to make the recipe
Preparation for pala thalikalu
- If using store bought rice flour, skip this step. To make rice flour at home, wash and soak ¾ cup rice for 2 to 4 hours.
- Drain completely in a colander. Spread on a clean cloth and dry until slightly moist but not wet.
- Add to the blender and make a fine powder.
- Then add it to a fine floor sieve. Pass it through the sieve with your fingers if needed. The flour must be very fine otherwise the thalikalu will break.
- You can grind the coarse grains again. Measure and set aside only ¾ cup flour.
- To make palathalikalu please follow the step by step photo instructions below as it is easy to understand with pictures.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 453mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 0.7mg