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Dehrori

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Fritters of coarse rice paste and curd, fried in ghee and soaked in sugar syrup, a festive sweet of Chhattisgarh.

Region: ChhattisgarhOccasion: Diwali, Holi and weddingsTime: 1 hour (plus soaking and fermenting)Serves: About 20 piecesVegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice, soaked 6 hours
  • ½ cup curd
  • Ghee or oil for frying
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • Chopped nuts to garnish

Method

  1. Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste with as little water as possible.
  2. Mix in the curd and leave it for a few hours to ferment lightly.
  3. Make a sugar syrup of one-string consistency with the sugar, water and cardamom.
  4. Shape the batter into small flat rounds and fry them in ghee on medium-low heat until golden.
  5. Drop the hot fritters into warm syrup and soak them for 15–20 minutes. Garnish with nuts.

History

Dehrori is a traditional Chhattisgarhi sweet made from rice, the State’s staple grain.

Significance

It is made for Diwali and other festivals and is served at weddings.

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