Atukulu-Flattened rice laddu

Items needed

1 cup atukulu

3/4 cup sugar-powdered or brown sugar as it is

1/4 cup almonds

1/4 cup dry coconut powder

Butter(unsalted) or Ghee as needed

Elaichi powder-for flavor

Raisins-few

Preparation time:1 hour

Method:

Fry flattened rice/atukulu in a tea spoon of ghee until their color turns to reddish.Allow to cool down.

Cut raisins into their halves (vertically or horizontally) and fry them in 1/2 teaspoon of ghee/butter.

Fry separately almonds(skin peeled ones) and coconut powder,allow it to cool.

After cooling, grind atukulu+almonds+coconut  in a blender as powder.

Now add powdered sugar to the ground powder, and mix well.

Melt butter(unsalted) or ghee, and use it to wet the powder and make round balls as shown in the figure.

Allow some time for drying.

Tasty Laddus are ready!