How to make Meegamu and Traditional Aluwa, easy recipe
In this recipe, we show you 2 ways of making Aluwa, both Meegamu Aluwa and traditional Aluwa. The difference between Meegamu and traditional Aluwa is that Meegamu Aluwa will be much softer. Another difference is that Meegamu Aluwa is made using syrup from sap such as Kithul Treacle (or Jaggery) while traditional Aluwa is made using a caramelized Sugar syrup.
When making Meegamu Aluwa, you might be wondering why we did not add the Rice Flour directly into the syrup in the saucepan? The reason is that we might not need all of the syrup (we need just enough to get the Aluwa mixture consistency). If we add too much syrup, we might get a runny mixture.
Ingredients
Meegamu Aluwa
- 250ml of Kithul Treacle
- Salt
- 300g of Rice Flour
- Cashews
Traditional Aluwa
- 200g of Sugar
- Salt
- 250g of Rice Flour
- Cashews
Instructions
Meegamu Aluwa
- Toast 300g of Rice Flour until it is dry (like sand) and aromatic.
- Add the toasted Rice Flour into a bowl.
- Add some chopped Cashews.
- Heat 250ml of Kithul Treacle in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Stir frequently.
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When the mixture starts bubbling, turn off the stove.
- While adding the mixture (while it is still hot) into the Rice Flour, a little at a time, mix thoroughly with a spoon until you get a dough like consistency that sticks together.
- Now rub some Rice Flour on a preparation board.
- Add the Aluwa mixture on the preparation board.
- Sprinkle some Rice Flour on top of the Aluwa mixture.
- Flatten and shape the Aluwa mixture into a large square.
- Cut the Aluwa mixture into wide straight lines.
- Then cut each line of Aluwa at an angle so the pieces are triangle shape.
Traditional Aluwa
- Heat 200g of Sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add 1 cup of Water.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Stir frequently.
- When this mixture starts bubbling, take it off the stove.
- Toast 250g of Rice Flour until it is dry (like sand) and aromatic.
- Add the toasted Rice Flour into a bowl.
- Add some chopped Cashews.
- While adding the mixture (while it is still hot) into the Rice Flour, a little at a time, mix thoroughly with a spoon until you get a dough like consistency that sticks together (we need to do this quickly before the mixture hardens).
- Now rub some Rice Flour on a preparation board.
- Add the Aluwa mixture on the preparation board.
- Sprinkle some Rice Flour on top of the Aluwa mixture.
- Flatten and shape the Aluwa mixture into a large square.
- Cut the Aluwa mixture into wide straight lines.
- Then cut each line of Aluwa at an angle so the pieces are triangle shape.
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