Snacks & baking

Aluwa

Aluwa is a dense, melt-in-the-mouth Sri Lankan sweet made from toasted rice flour, jaggery and cardamom. It's prepared for festivals and cut into small diamonds.

1 h
8 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

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Instructions

Melt the jaggery in the water over low heat until you have a slightly thick syrup, then strain it to remove impurities.
Add the crushed cardamom and a pinch of salt to the syrup.
Gradually pour in the rice flour, stirring vigorously to avoid lumps, until you have a smooth dough.
Stir in the butter or coconut oil and keep stirring for 10 minutes over low heat, until the mixture pulls away from the sides.
Add the chopped nuts, mix, then spread the mass into an oiled square pan about 1 cm thick.
Let it cool completely before cutting into diamonds.