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Kalu Dodol

Kalu Dodol is a sweet dish very popular in Sri Lanka made using Kithul Jaggery, rice flour, and coconut milk.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Srilankan
Keyword dodol, kalu dodol, Srilankan sweet, sweet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

  • 100 grams Rice flour
  • 4 cups Coconut 2 whole coconut
  • ½ kg Jaggery
  • cup Cashews chopped

Instructions

  • Take chopped or grated coconut in a mixer.
  • Add water and grind the coconut to smooth paste
  • Filter to extract coconut milk and keep it ready.
  • Dry roast the rice flour till aromatic in a Kadai.
  • Add grated jaggery to it.
  • Then add the extracted coconut milk to it.
  • Mix in low flame till everything is combined and jaggery is melted.
  • After 15-20 minutes, the mixture will start to get thick.
  • Keep stirring continuously at regular intervals.
  • It will become glossy and start to come together.
  • Oil will start to ooze out and that is the right consistency.
  • Add chopped cashews to it and mix.
  • Transfer the mixture to the tray coated with oil/Ghee.
  • Allow it to cool down a little and cut the pieces.
  • Delicious Kalu dodol is ready.

Notes

Kithul jaggery can be replaced with palm jaggery. 
You can use any nuts of your choice instead of cashews. 
You can use a combination of sugar and jaggery as well.