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pala thalikalu

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.

© Swasthi's Recipes

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Swasthi Shreekanth

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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 flour sieve. Pass it through the sieve with your fingers if needed. The flour must be very fine else 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

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