DEVANGAS SWEET SEMIA

INGREDIENTS

1. 1kg  boiled rice[ for 5 members]

FOR JAGGERY SYRUP

1. 1kg                jaggery
2. 1 cup              water
3. 6 powdered    ellachi[cardamom]
4. 1                     banana
5. cut apple       [optional]

FOR POWDER

1. 1 cup        roasted gram 
2.  50gm       sesame seeds

METHOD

• Wash and soak rice for 3 hours and grind to a smooth paste.
• Add sufficient water so that the dough should be in pouring consistency. 
• If the consistency is thick the idly comes out harder and we cannot press out easily.
• Pour into idly pan and steam for 10 minutes.
• Take out the idlis and put in semia grinder and press.
• So the idlies come out as semia.
• Take a heavy vessel add jaggery and water, bring to a boil.
• Off the heat and strain the liquid to another vessel because there will be dust and stones.
• Again boil for another 10 minutes until for 1 drop consistency.
• Now add ellachi powder, sliced banana, or apple.
• Wash sesame seeds and dry under sun heat and dry roast till the seeds puff up. cool it.
• Powder roasted gram and sesame separately.
• For serving take semia in a plate put 1tsp of sesame and roasted gram flour and upon it pour jaggery syrup.
• This will be very delicious.

This is a traditional recipe. This sweet is served to newly married couples. And mainly to the bridegroom on his first visit to his in-laws house.