Ariselu
Ariselu | |
| Alternative names | Arisa |
|---|---|
| Course | Sweet dish |
| Place of origin | Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra |
| Region or state | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, ghee, jaggery |
Ariselu (Telugu: అరిసెలు) or Arisa (Odia: ଆରିସା) is an Indian sweet from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana. It is also called Kajjaya (Kannada: ಕಜ್ಜಾಯ) in Kannada, Adhirasam (Tamil: அதிரசம்) in Tamil Nadu, Neyyappam (Malayalam: നെയ്യപ്പം) in Kerala, Anarsa in Marathi, arsa or anarsa in Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Ariselu is a traditional dish and it is prepared during festivities like Sankranti, Dusshera, Deepavali, Marriage