Ariyunda turns Mittayi - Ari Mittayi

Ariyunda goes long way in our marriage. When Raj was working in Trivandrum, he will bring Ariyunda whenever he comes home. I was working in Bangalore, so once he came there along with my mother and some 'ariyundas' for a small trip. By the time he brought breakfast from a shop, my mother was so hungry that she kept eating those Ariyundas. When he was back, he saw the plight of a single Ariyunda waiting for him.
From that day onwards he named and calls (behind her) my mother 'Ariyunda' and she is  aware of it :-)
Even to this day 3 years later, he keeps nagging me about that.

Well i started off with Ari Unda but by the time i finished, it turned out something like this. It resembled 'Kadala Mittayi', so i thought i will name it 'Ari Mittayi'.

It was a mistake from my side but it resulted in something tasty. I really liked it a lot, so thought of sharing this.
Its a bit difficult in making the balls out of it, but believe me its worth that. Even though Raj complained about it at first, he ended up having them.


Ingredients
Matta Rice - 1/2 cup
Grated Coconut -  1/2 cup
Jaggery - 150 gms
Cashew - 5-6 nos
Water - 1/4 cup

Wash and drain the rice and dry roast it in a pan till it changes color a bit and starts giving a spluttering kind of sound. You can try by chewing a grain. It should be very crisp
Dry roast the cashews and powder it with the roasted rice till you get fine powder.
Melt the Jaggery along with the water and strain to remove any impurities
Now heat the melted jaggery till it reduces a bit.
Now add the coconut and the rice cashew powder and mix it well with the jaggery.
By the time i stopped, this converted to a bit sticky. Hence it turned like this.
Now let it cool till you can make balls out of it with your hands.
It will be sticky, so you will have to scrape your hands before each balls

Happy Crunching!!!