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    Published: Apr 16, 2016 · Modified: Apr 29, 2023 by Usha Rao

    Nethichamili (Neichen) Muddalu ~ Rice Flour Laddu

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    Rice flour laddu is a quick, gluten free Indian sweet prepared with roast rice, sugar and ghee. It is one of the must preparations for Bathukamma festival, in Telnagana, India.

     Rice Flour Laddu.

    In this A-Z Challenge, Journey Through Telangana Cuisine, my ‘N’ was finalized long ago when I made the initial list, months ago. The recipe was easy, pictures were clicked, edited and this was one of the easiest letters to work with until I landed on this video.

    In the video these muddalu are called nemchenu muddalu and I call these neichen muddalu. Then began my hardship to figure out the right name for the muddalu. After talking to my mother and cousins, I was even more confused and confused them as well, on the original name of these muddalu.

    Couple of days ago, after calling a handful of people I concluded it is nethichamili muddalu. Nethi is neyyi/ghee, chamili according to one of my aunts is pindi/flour and muddalu are balls. Isn’t it strange how over a period time, nethichamili muddalu became neichen muddalu and the name makes no sense when translated.

    Nethichamili (Neichen) Muddalu

    Nethichamili muddalu are laddu prepared with freshly ground roasted rice and powdered sugar using neyyi (ghee) as a binder. This is one of the prasadams for saddula bathukamma.

    Bathukamma Festival

    Bathukamma is a festival celebrate by women in Telangana for 9 days before Dasara. You could say this is our version of Navratri. It starts on amavasya (no moon day) and ends on the 9th day which is saddula bathukamma. Depending on the Telugu calendar, saddula bathukamma is celebrated a day or 2 before Dasara.

    This is one festival where women really enjoy the festival without spending hours in the kitchen preparing tons of food for the family and entertaining them all day. Variety of vegetarian food; pulihora, daddojanam and few more items are prepared in the morning and is offered to Goddess Gauri.

    Bathukkamma is arranged on a wide plate in a conical shape with multiple layers of flowers. In the evening women and girls get together at one place and celebrate bathukamma singing and dancing/playing around it.

    Later, bathukamma is immersed in a near by pond, lake or a river. Then women exchange prasadam. Prasadam for the festival varies from region to region and in Karimnagar district it is five varieties of powders or muddalu prepared with lentils and grain.

    One of them is nethichamili muddalu and the other two are pesaru pappu (moong dal) muddalu and senaga ppapu laddu, which is prepared similar to today's muddalu where rice is replace with moong dal and chana dal respectively.

    You can read more about Bathukamma and different saddulu/prasadam for the festival in saddula bathukamma post. Here are some pictures of bathukamma on Google images and can read more about it on wiki & here.

    Can of Biyyam pindi laddu.
    Bathukamma Prasadam

    Food starting with letter N

    Here are a few produce, spices and dishes with ‘N’.
    Fruit:
    Nimmakaya - Lime
    Seeds:
    Nuvvulu - Sesame Seeds
    Dairy:
    Neyyi - Ghee ~ Clarified Butter
    Dishes:
    Nimmakaya pappu chaaru, nimmakaya pachadi, nimmakaya pulihora, nimmakaya karam, noogaya pachadi/thokku also called soogi pachadi/thokku (sesame mango pickle), nuvvula annam

    Nuvvulu - Sesame seeds are used extensively in our kitchens. It is used in almost all the noorina pachadlu (chutneys), in pickles, vegetable masala & stuffed curries, added in snacks as in chegodi and in many more traditional snacks that have a long shelf life.

    Chawal ki Laddu.

    Rice Flour Laddu Recipe

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    Nethichamili Muddalu, Nethicheni Muddalu, Neicheni Muddalu, Neyyichethi Muddalu, Rice Flour Laddu, Chawal ki Laddu, Bathukamma Prasadam, Sunnivundalu, Telangana Food, Telangana Cuisine, Telugu Food, Indian Food, South Indian Food, Blogging Marathon, Journey Through the Cuisines, A-Z Challenge, A-Z Telangana Cuisine

    Biyyam Pindi Laddu ~ Rice Flour Laddu

    Biyyam pindi laddu is an easy sweet prepared with flour of roasted rice, sugar and ghee. A delicious festive sweet.
    4 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Telangana Cuisine, Telugu Cuisine
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 24 pieces
    Calories:
    Author: Usha Rao

    Equipment

    • Frying Pan
    • Grinder/Mixie
    • Mixing Bowl

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Rice, roasted and ground to flour (yields about 2 ¼ cup flour)
    • 1 ¾ cup Sugar, powdered (powder was about 2 ½ cups)
    • ½ – ¾ teaspoon Cardamom Seeds, powdered powdered
    • ¾ - 1 cup Ghee I used less than 1 cup

    Instructions

    • Dry roast rice until lightly toasted and light brown. Let the rice cool.
    • Grind the rice in a spice grinder to make a coarse-fine powder.
    • Grind sugar and cardamom to powder.
    • Mix all the powders in a bowl. Taste the powder and add more sugar if necessary.
    • Add melted ghee and mix.
    • Take some powder mixture in hand and shape into small ball. Make rest of the laddus in a similar way. If unable to shape the laddu, add more ghee. Ghee is the binding agent to shape the laddu.
    • Store in an airtight container.

    Notes

    • First 4 steps can be prepared ahead of time. This rice+sugar+cardamom mixture can be store in the fridge for at least 6 months. When ready to prepare laddu, melt ghee, mix it with laddu mixture and shape into laddu.
    • Yields 22 – 24, depending on the size of the laddu.
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    So far in this A-Z Journey Through Telangana Cuisine,
    A for Attu Tunukala Koora
    B for Biyyapattlu
    C for Chegodi
    D for Dondakaya Barada
    E for Ellipaya Karam
    F for Fenugreek (Menthi) Aaku Pesaru Pappu Koora
    G for Garela Pulusu
    H for Hyacinth Beans (Anapakaya) Annam
    I for Iguru, Goru Chikkudukaya Iguru
    J for Jonna Rotte
    K for Kudumulu
    L for Laddu
    M for Makka Gudaalu

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    1. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      May 01, 2016 at 4:54 pm

      very interesting to learn about this festival and see the vibrant and colorful pictures via the link

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    2. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      April 25, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      Love the traditional recipes and this marathon is giving us a lovely opportunity to learn about them.

      Reply
    3. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      April 20, 2016 at 6:25 pm

      Such a traditional recipe. But what I loved best is the traditional set up and the clicks. Such amazing pictures you got there!!

      Reply
    4. Kalyani says

      April 20, 2016 at 9:18 am

      never made rice flour laddus.. my girls would love this !! guess only nalini and u can click gorgeous pics like these - white on white !! brilliantly done....

      Reply
    5. Amara says

      April 19, 2016 at 6:58 pm

      Nice share Usha, growing up in Hyderabad and a bunch of friends from Telangana, I know about the festival and participated in it but don't recall these laddoos. Love the delicious laddoos:)

      Reply
    6. harini says

      April 19, 2016 at 9:21 am

      That is a very new one for me Usha. I have heard of Bathukamma but the info you provided makes a lot of sense now.

      Reply
    7. cookingwithsapana says

      April 18, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      Rice flour laddo looks divine.Love the white on white images.

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    8. Priya Suresh says

      April 18, 2016 at 2:51 pm

      Quite a new laddoo for me, you have shaped them so prefectly Usha, those cuties looks damn pretty.

      Reply
    9. srividhya says

      April 18, 2016 at 10:57 am

      Love the white set up clicks. So yummm.. Reminded me of maaladus. Never tried with rice flour though. Bookmarking.

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    10. Nalini says

      April 17, 2016 at 10:32 pm

      After seeing the dish name I thought it is a non - veg dish..Ladoo with rice flour sounds inviting and beautiful clicks.

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    11. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 17, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Rice flour ladoos are new to me. Your snaps are awesome and as ghee is used for binding, it must just melt in the mouth..

      Reply
    12. Srivalli says

      April 17, 2016 at 2:09 am

      Usha I seriously couldn't even get to pronounce those words..hahaha..anyway rice flour ladoos are something my MIL makes for Ganesh Chaturthi and few other festivals, though I have heard her same Biyyam Undrallu or Ladooo..nice to know the name..btw those pictures are stunning..white on white is such a classic shoot

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    13. Pavani says

      April 16, 2016 at 5:00 pm

      Very very interesting laddu Usha. Another totally new recipe and it is really nice to read about bathukamma. I don't know much about it, even though I was born and brought up in Hyd.

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    14. Suma Gandlur says

      April 16, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      This recipe seems exclusive to the region. I don't recall ever eating rice flour laddus. When I read the title, I thought maybe it is a colloquial term for chimmiri undalu. ☺
      Good info about the festival and the customs. I think people from Andhra hardly know about the customs and traditions of Telangana areas.

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    15. Vaishali Sabnani says

      April 16, 2016 at 8:39 am

      I ate rice flour ladoos years back and they tasted excellent, ever since I have been wanting to make these, but never got around. These ladoos look super tempting and the clicks are gorgeous.

      Reply

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