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Aluwa

Slices of aluwa served on a banana leaf.
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Sri Lanka
Serving temperature	Cooled
Main ingredients	Treacle, Sugar, Rice flour
Variations	Pani Aluwa, Seeni Aluwa, Meegamu Aluwa

Aluwa (Sinhala: අළුවා) is a Sri Lankan sweet. It is made from roasted rice flour or potatoes with boiled treacle, cashew nuts and cardamom and is served in a flat cookie-like form. Aluwa is traditionally served in diamond or square shapes by using a wooden mould.

See also

• Halwa

References

1. Duyff, R.L. (2003). Nutrition and Wellness: Teachers Wraparound Edition. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company. ISBN 9780078463372. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
2. A Recipe for Aluwa at Infolanka.com
3. "Recipe: Aluwa". recipes.niwasa.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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