Wali Thalapa / Sau Dodol Recipe

Wali Thalapa is a delicious Sri Lankan avurudu sweet loved by many. Wali Thalapa is also called as Sau Dodol. Try this easy Wali Thalapa recipe for this avurudu.

Ingredients

White raw rice flour – 500g

Sugar – 450g

Desiccated coconut – 180g

Thick coconut milk – 01 cup

Ground cardamom

Salt – 02 tsp

Method

• Mix desiccated coconut and flour until the flour forms into tiny balls like beads.
• If this mixture is dry, sprinkle some water so that it helps to form balls.
• Then transfer this into a steamer.
• Now steam this around 35 – 45 mins.
• While the pittu is still warm we need to again separate flour beads and keep this aside.
• The next step is to make the sugar syrup. Put small amount of sugar to a pan and heat until it becomes dark brown.
• When sugar is bubbling add hot water.
• Then add remaining sugar and 01 cup of more hot water.
• When sugar dissolves completely add salt and coconut milk.
• Heat coconut milk well under medium heat. Meanwhile we can add ground cardamom to this.
• When sugar syrup is ready add flour beads.
• Mix this thoroughly until flour absorbs all sugar syrup.
• When the mixture becomes sticky switch off the flame.
• Transfer this mixture into a tray and make it flatten.
• Then let this cool down a bit and cut into pieces.