Ariselu (Telugu: అరిసెలు) or Arisa (Odia: ଆରିସା) is an Indian sweet from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana. It is also called Kajjaya (Kannada: ಕಜ್ಜಾಯ) in Kannada, Adhirasam (Tamil: அதிரசம்) in Tamil Nadu, Neyyappam (Malayalam: നെയ്യപ്പം) in Kerala ,Anarsa in Marathi, arsa or anarsa in Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.
 Ariselu | |
| Alternative names | Arisa |
|---|---|
| Course | Sweet dish |
| Place of origin | Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra |
| Region or state | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka,Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, ghee, jaggery |
Ariselu is a traditional dish and it is prepared during festivities like Sankranti, Dusshera, Deepavali, Marriage[1]
Ingredients
editIt is made out of rice flour, jaggery (Bellamu in Telugu) and ghee / edible oil. Jaggery may be replaced with granulated sugar.
Preparation
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A dough is first prepared out of rice flour or ground soaked rice and molten jaggery. The dough is kneaded first and then flattened in small portions in a similar fashion as making breads such as poori or chapatti. These flattened portions are fried in ghee or oil. Finally, these are pressed in gingelly or sesame seed or poppy seeds.
Arsa in Garhwal
editAriselu is also loved by the people of the Himalayas, the northern region of India. In north India, ariselu is known as "Arsa". Arsa mithai is very popular and one of the oldest sweets found in the entire nation by different names. In the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, arsa is often made on all auspicious occasions. Arsa is a very popular sweet in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ariselu Recipe
- ^ Ankit (12 June 2019). "Arsa - Story of A Dish Which Relates Uttarakhand & South India in 9th Century". WildHawk. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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