Dumbara Aluwa, eight pieces of the flat Sri Lankan sweet made from roasted rice flour and kithul treacle. Dumbara spices its aluwa with cumin seed and cardamom, presses the paste into a tray and cuts it into diamonds.
Aluwa is one of the sweets of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Avurudu) table in April, laid out with kewum, kokis and athirasa, and it is made for weddings and other family occasions. It is firm, with a pale colour and the scent of cardamom.
Details
- Ingredients: kithul treacle, rice flour, cumin seed, cardamom.
- 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.
