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 Pootharekulu stuffed with jaggery and dry fruits | |
| Alternative names | Paper Sweet |
|---|---|
| Course | Snack |
| Place of origin | Atreyapuram |
| Region or state | East Godavari |
| Created by | Atreyapuram |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Rice starch/Black gram, powdered sugar or jaggery, ghee |
| Variations | Vegetable poothrekulu |
| Other information | Unsuitable for diabetics |
Pootharekulu or Poothareku (singular) is a popular sweet from Atreyapuram, East Godavari, India.[1] 'Pootha' is coating and 'Reku' (plural Rekulu) is sheet in Telugu. PoothaRekulu are also known as ‘Paper sweets’ as they give the appearance of folded paper.
origin[edit]
It is a wafer-like sweet created in Atreyapuram, a village and mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The village is well known for preparation and trading of this sweet. It is a labor-intensive job. It is procured at very cheap prices. With value additions, it becomes a delicacy which is sold at high prices in the cities.[2]
Preparation[edit]
It is made from a particular rice batter called jaya biyyam (biyyam means rice), powdered sugar and ghee (clarified butter). To make the edible film a hot pot is first to be prepared. To make the pot suitable for making edible films, a hole is made in it and it is alternately heated and wiped with a cloth dipped in oil for three days to smoothen the surface. To make films, coarse rice is ground for nearly two hours and made into batter. It is diluted and a thin cloth dipped in the solution and put on the inverted pot with flame under it. The edible film forms on the pot instantly.[2] The edible film thus obtained is wrapped with sugar/jaggery and coated with ghee.
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Varieties[edit]
Pootharekulu can be stuffed with different items such as fine powdered sugar, jaggery, dry fruits, chocolate powders, etc. For diabetic people Pootharekulu is available with artificial sugars of less calorific value.
References[edit]
- ^ B.V.S. Bhaskar (3 July 2005). "Life, sweetened by `pootarekulu'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ a b G.V. PRASADA SARMA (April 6, 2016). "'Putarekulu' making set to get simpler". VISAKHAPATNAM. The Hindu. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
External links[edit]
Category:Andhra cuisine Category:Indian desserts Category:Confectionery
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