Athirasa Explained

Athirasam (Tamil old name Amutharasam or Athiraha) [({{lang-si|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]

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Notes and References

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

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