DOLDOL ( A COCONUT AND RICE FLOUR BASED HALWA)

Serves 6  Preparation time 1 ½ hours

Ingredients

1 kg sugar                                                                          

½ kg almonds

2 cups roasted fine semolina or soogi or semolina            

 ½ kg ghee

5 cups thick cocoanut milk extracted from 3 coconuts      

1 kg Puttu Rice flour or Black /Red Rice flour

In a fairly big vessel, boil the sugar and cocoanut milk together till it forms thick syrup. Mix the rice flour and semolina together and add to the syrup a little at a time and mix well. Add the ghee and almonds. Stirring continuously cook till the mixture is thick and leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from the heat and pour onto a greased plate. Cut into squares when cold. (The Doldol will be black)