Ariyunda

Ingredients:

1 cup matta rice

3/4 cup grated jaggery

3/4 cup grated coconut

10 cashew nuts

1 tbsp ghee

2 cardomom(optional)

Method:

Heat a kadai/ cheenachatti and dry roast the rice in medium heat .keep stiring till you hear the splitting sound .
keep on low fire and stir well  till the colour changes and rice shrinks and become thick.
Grind the roasted rice to a fine powder and transfer to a bowl.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cashewnuts till golden brown.
Mix coconut and jaggery well with your hands or grind less than a minute to get blended properly.
Powder cardomom and half of the  cashew nuts and add to the above mixture . rest of the cashews I used as whole while shaping ariyunda.
Transfer the mixture to the roasted rice powder and mix well.
Take a fistful of the mixture and shape into a small balls making the outer surface smooth.
Store in an airtight container.sweet home made snack is ready!