Name: Alisa - Aleesa In Malabar Style
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 cup Wheat; 1 cup Coconut milk; 6 no Shallots; 1 tsp Pepper corn; 3 Cardamom; 2-3 small Cinnamon stick; Salt (as required); Water (as reuired); For garnishing; 2 tbsp Ghee; 10 Cashew nuts; 10 Raisins; 1 finely Onion

Alisa - Aleesa In Malabar Style

Alisa-Aleesa is serves as a starter dish of marriage ceremonies in north kerala region.It is prepared by cooking whole husked wheat with coconut milk and seasoned with fried onion,cashew nuts and raisins.Usually we prepare aleesa in a non-veg version,but here we have prepared with vegetarian version.

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cup Wheat
1 cup Coconut milk
6 no Shallots
1 tsp Pepper corn
3 Cardamom
2-3 small Cinnamon stick
Salt as required
Water as reuired
For garnishing
2 tbsp Ghee
10 Cashew nuts
10 Raisins
1 finely Onion

Instructions

Take a pressure cooker,add wheat,shallots,pepper corn,cardamom,cinnaon stick,salt and water as required.cook for 1 hour or unti it become well cooked.
When the wheat is well cooked add thick coconut milk,check the consistency and pour more coconut milk if required.Bring it to boil and remove from the flame.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry onion until golden brown in colour and add cashew nuts,raisins and fry for 1 minute.
Transfer it into a serving plate and pour little ghee fried onion and cashew nuts over it.

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Alisa – Aleesa In Malabar Style