Dumbara Athirasa, eight round Sri Lankan oil cakes made with rice flour and kithul treacle. Dumbara flavours the batter with cumin seed, flattens it into discs and fries them in coconut oil until dark brown and soft in the middle.
Athirasa is one of the oil cakes of the Avurudu (Sinhala and Tamil New Year) table, set out with kewum, kokis and aluwa. Its name is often read as "very tasty".
Details
- Ingredients: kithul treacle, rice flour, coconut oil, cumin seed.
- Pack: 8 pieces in a kraft paper tray with a clear lid.
- No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place away from sunlight. These are fresh sweets: the maker gives a shelf life of 10 days from the date of making.
Dumbara Natural Foods has made kithul treacle, jaggery and other kithul foods at Kengalla, near Kandy in Sri Lanka, since 2006.
