Athirasa

Athirasam (Tamil old name Amutharasam or Athiraha)^{[citation needed]} [(Sinhala: අතිරස) means extremely tasty)] is a sweet in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is a sweet-cake of jaggery and rice flour made into a paste flattened into circles and fried. Athirasa is also famous in India for Diwali.^[1]^[2]^[3] Athirasa is served on festive occasions along with other sweets such as Kavum, Kokis, and Aluwa.^[4]^[5]^[3]

References

^ Pillai, N. Vanamamalai (1982). Temples of the Setu and Rameswaram. Kunj. p. 91.
^ Alles, Doreen (1997). Traditional foods & cookery down the ages Volume 2 of Facets of Sri Lanka. D. Alles. p. 60. ISBN 955-96018-1-4.
^ ^a ^b "Athirasa | Traditional Sweet Pastry From Sri Lanka | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^ Gunasekera, Manique (2005). The postcolonial identity of Sri Lankan's English. Katha Publishers. p. 295. ISBN 955-1115-00-7.
^ de Silva, Deema (2002). Life cycle rituals among the Sinhalese. Sridevi. p. 11. ISBN 955-9419-19-6.

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[Pillai_1982_p91-1] Pillai, N. Vanamamalai (1982). Temples of the Setu and Rameswaram. Kunj. p. 91.

[Alles-2] Alles, Doreen (1997). Traditional foods & cookery down the ages Volume 2 of Facets of Sri Lanka. D. Alles. p. 60. ISBN 955-96018-1-4.

[:0-3] "Athirasa | Traditional Sweet Pastry From Sri Lanka | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[Gunasekera-4] Gunasekera, Manique (2005). The postcolonial identity of Sri Lankan's English. Katha Publishers. p. 295. ISBN 955-1115-00-7.

[de_Silva-5] Silva, Deema (2002). Life cycle rituals among the Sinhalese. Sridevi. p. 11. ISBN 955-9419-19-6.

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