Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. Later drain the water and spread this in a towel. I spread in a thick kitchen towel, for 15 minutes. The cloth will absorb all the water and the rice will be dry. Grind this into a fine powder in mixer. Sieve it nicely and grind it again. Alternatively you can use store bought rice flour.
Dry roast this rice flour in low flame till it changes into light brown colour.
Mix the turmeric and salt and little water and sprinkle on the roasted flour.
Mix it well. The consistency should be if you hold it tightly it should hold, and if you break it it should break like a sand.
Steam this rice flour mix by tying it in a cloth for 10 to 12 minutes.
With a back of a ladle break the lumps and make it into very smooth and soft. My mom gave a short cut for this, asked me to grind the steamed flour in a dry mixer. I did the same and it was perfect.
Heat jaggery in a pan by adding 1/4 cup of water. Let this boil in a medium flame. Take a little water in a small bowl. This is to check the consistency of the jaggery. Just add a few drops of nicely boiling jaggery into the water. If you are able to make it a hard ball, then switch off the stove. Otherwise, allow it to boil till u reach the consistency. Transfer the steamed rice flour to a wide bowl. Add the jaggery syrup to this and mix well nicely with the back of a ladle. Fry cashew in ghee till golden brown and add it to the vella puttu and mix well.
Roast the cashew nuts in ghee and add to this . Add cardamom powder to this. Add the edible camphor if adding. Add the grated coconut to this . Mix well.
Super soft puttu is ready for neivedyam.
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Raw rice 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/4 cup Ghee 1/2 tsp Cashew nuts few Cardamom powder a pinch Turmeric powder a pinch Salt a pinch Coconut 2 tblsp Edible camphor | pacha karpooram a pinch Optional Video of vella puttu
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