Maavilakku Recipe
Edible lamps made of rice flour and jaggery.
Servings Prep Time
4 130minutes
Cook Time
5minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 130minutes
Cook Time
5minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Rinse the raw rice twice, and soak it in water for 1 hour.
  2. Drain water completely and allow the rice to dry for 30-45 minutes. Transfer into a mixer.
  3. Grind it to a fine powder in a blender in batches and sieve it until you get a rava like mixture. Now add it to the next flour batch and grind it again.
  4. Take sieved rice flour, jaggery, and cardamom in a mixer and pulse it once or twice.
  5. Transfer the mix to a mixing bowl and leave it aside for 10 minutes.
  6. Start kneading till you get a soft smooth dough.
  7. Then add the gingelly oil and mix well. Roll it like a ball and transfer it to banana leaf.
  8. Using a tumbler slightly press to get a dent in the middle.
  9. Add ghee in the dent and light the lamp.
  10. Serve it along with coconut pieces.