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
- Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste with as little water as possible.
- Mix in the curd and leave it for a few hours to ferment lightly.
- Make a sugar syrup of one-string consistency with the sugar, water and cardamom.
- Shape the batter into small flat rounds and fry them in ghee on medium-low heat until golden.
- 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.