Maavilakku / Karthigai Maavilakku maavu Recipe

Maa vilakku ( Rice flour lamp( is made during the special occasions aadi velli, thai month, karthigai deepam etc.. Maa villaku is a special lamp made with gound rice flour and jaggery kneaded together as a dough placed on a banana leaf with a dent in a middle where we pour ghee, place the thiri and lit the lamp...

We also apply kukum on all 3 sides of maa vilakku and took it along when we visited the amman temple... But i decided to post the recipe here as I love maa vilakku but totally forget about it... I made maa villaku today, clicked it and i enjoy while clicking the pictures too.. Some one use fresh grounded rice flour but i used strought brought one.. 

You may soak the raw rice for 4 hours and strain it and make it into powdered and add jaggery and ghee to florm maa vilakku dough... That's also superb to have.. I remember those days when we as kids used to fight with my cousin for the big part of the lamp dough.. It give me such immense pleasure, loveble moments and satisfaction when i try out tradional recipes..  

So i hope that you must try this traditional recipes on the occasions and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation time : 10 mins

Serve - 4 to 5

Recipe category - Sweet

Recipe cuisine - South Indian..

Recipe source - Sharmis passions

INGREDIENTS :

Raw rice flour / Pacharisi maavu - 1 cup

Jaggery - 3/4 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tspn

Ghee - 2 tbspn

Gingelly oil - 2 tbspn

METHOD :

• Take rice flour, jaggery and cardamom powder in a mixer and pulse it once or twice not more than that.. This is to ensure even mixing..
• Transfer it to a plate and leave it aside for 10 minsfor the jaggery to slightly leave water...
• When you press with your hands it will hold ots shape..
• Start kneading.. the moist of jaggery give a soft smooth dough.. Add in ghee at this stage and mix well.
• Roll it like a ball and transfer it to a banana leaf or plate.. 
• Slightly press it in the midle and add in ghee in the dent and lit the lamp..
• Offer to god as neivedhyam...
• Soft maavilakku is ready to serve...
• Serve along with a piece of coconut, taste yum...

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

 Take a cup of rice flour in a mixer

Add in powdered jaggery

Cardamom powder

Pulse it... once or twice

Look like this

Transfer it to a plate, leave it for 10 mins

Add little ghee 

Knead it into a smooth dough

Shape it into ball

Now done 

I divided it into two balls

Make it a dent

 Rice flour lamp is ready

Offer to god as neivedhyam...

Enjoy...