Drain and spread over the muslin cloth to remove the excess water.
When it is slightly wet, pound it.
Take one cup (200 grams) of the rice flour and sieve through a big holed mesh and leave the grainy flour aside.
Sieve the remaining flour through a fine mesh and leave the grainy flour aside.
Heat a heavy bottomed vessel, add two teaspoons of water and powdered jaggery to make the syrup.
To check the consistency of the syrup, pour two drops of the syrup to a plate of water. If the syrup does not dissolve and quiet enough to make into a ball, then the syrup is ready.
Pour the syrup to the fine rice powder.
Add poppy seed, cardamom powder and ghee. Mix well.
Make a small ball out of the rice flour and spread onto the greased banana leaf .
Pat it until you get a thick, perfect round shape. Make five or six similar rounds.
Heat Idhayam Sesame Oil in a heavy bottomed pan. When the oil becomes hot, add the rounds one by one.
Take a ladle of the hot oil from the pan and pour over the athirasam.
When one side of the adhirasam is done, turn over and cook on the other side.
When it is fully cooked, press an adhirasam between two ladles to filter the excess oil and to make the adhirasam softer.
Make such athirasams with rest of the dough and press all the adhirasams one by one and serve.