 Homemade Athrasa | |
| Type | Fried dough |
|---|---|
| Course | Sweet |
| Region or state | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, jaggery |
| Variations | Ariselu, Anarsa |
Athrasa in Kannada (Kannada: ಅತ್ರಾಸ), or Adhirasam (Tamil: அதிரசம்), kajjaya ariselu in Telugu, anarasa in Marathi, Airsa in Chhattisgarhi or Arisa pitha in Odia) is a type of Indian sweet made out of rice, jaggery, ghee and sometimes coconut and with spices like cardamom, sesame, pepper and ginger powder from Tamil cuisine, Karnataka cuisine, Telugu cuisine, Marathi cuisine and Odia cuisine. The doughnut-like fried dough has a long history of popularity in Kannada, Telugu, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Tamil civilization. They are similar in shape to vada, but are not savoury and are eaten as a sweet.
Athrasa is a popular as an offering to the relatives during Deepavali and Ganesha Chaturthi festivals, both at home and in temples in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.[1][2]