Claims:1. Machine for preparing paper sweet films and method thereof comprising, the machine is provided with 0.6×0.3×0.2m M.S made rectangular box; the said rectangular box for supporting another stainless steel rectangular box (slightly concave) of size (0.6×0.3×0.03m), which is provided with heating arrangement, sensors, and platform for making films therby the machine is connected with heat regulating mechanism for uniform heating to produce uniform thickness paper sweet films.
2. Machine for preparing paper sweet films and method thereof wherein, the required temperature to produce good quality films is in between 100-1200C.
, Description:Mechanized System for Preparing Paper Sweet (Pootharekulu) Films

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Paper sweet is a traditional sweet of Andhra Pradesh from time immemorial. Paper sweet also known as Pootharekulu, is a popular sweet from Andhra Pradesh. The sweet is found to be prepared in Atreyapuram, of East Godavari district and Vasthrapuri of Vizianagaram district , Andhra Pradesh. It is a wafer like sweet of Andhra Pradesh, made from rice starch or finely ground soaked blackgram and fortified with jaggery / sugar. It is very famous for preparation and trading of this sweet, which has high export potential. Preparation of this sweet is being done traditionally and labour intensive process. It is not being spread to other parts of India due to tedious in preparation of rice based starch film as well as special skills are required for preparation of this paper sweet besides it costs more (ranges from Rs. 20/- to 25/- for each). Even though, the paper sweet is very famous, the production is limited due to tedious in preparation. To reduce the drudgery, to prepare the paper sweet in hygienic conditions and also to increase in production, introduction of mechanized process is highly essential to improve the economic status of the processors.

Pootharekulu or Poothareku (singular) is a popular sweet from Atreyapuram, a village and mandal in East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh, India. 'Pootha' is coating and 'Reku' (plural Rekulu) is sheet in Telugu. PoothaRekulu are also known as ‘Paper sweets’ as they give the appearance of folded paper. It is a much popular sweet in East and West Godavari districts. It is a labor-intensive job. With value additions, it becomes a delicacy which is sold at high prices in the cities. Because of unremunerative returns, it is a dying art.

It is made from a particular rice batter called jaya biyyam (biyyam means rice), powdered sugar and ghee (clarified butter). There are two versions of this sweet, one prepared with powdered sugar and the other one using jaggery. This sweet is prepared by making wrappers from riceflour, ghee, coating them with sugar/jaggery and folding them.

Pootarekulu making is an art and every household in this village has mastered it. It has become a cottage industry and has been flourishing here for almost three generations. Every day women in each house prepares 400 wrappers on an average and sell to businessmen directly at the rate of Rs.20 per 100 wrappers.

Pootharekulu is made of rice starch, sugar powder, ghee and cardamom powder. Rice is cooked to a consistency of gruel. The cooked rice starch looks like a white colored water. The rice starch is then pour into an inverted earthen pots that are heated from underneath. The procedure of placing rice starch is presented in Fig.4. You will get a layer of thin rice sheets. This process is repeated to produce multiple layers of rice sheets. Place one layer of rice sheet on a plain surface and apply ghee with the help of a brush. Then sprinkle some powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Then take another of rice sheets and

repeat the process until you get a thick layer of sheets. Roll them into rectangles and cut into 4 inch long fingers. Pootharekulu is ready to eat. Delicious pootharekulu is ready. You can also substitute granular jaggery instead of sugar.

The prior technology is manual which is tedious, unhygienic, labour intensive, low capacity and not produce uniform thickness, size of paper sweet films
Differences: What are the differences between this invention and the prior technology noted in Items 4 and 5? Specifically, what makes this invention unique or different from the prior technology; or what was lacking from the prior technology that your invention supplies?

Advantages: What are the advantages of this invention over the prior technology noted in Items 4 and 5?
The Mechanized System for Preparing Paper Sweet (Pootharekulu) films is provided with uniform heat distribution and heat regulating mechanism, thereby reduce drudgery, produce hygienic, uniform size good quality paper sweet films (film thickness is around 0.02 to 0.04 mm).

Fig.1 & 2: shows the front view of the machine for preparing paper sweet (Pootharekulu) films.
Fig 3 : Batter preparation for Paper Sweet (Pootharekulu).
Fig.4. Traditional Method of making paper sweet films

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:

Fig.1 shows the front view of the machine for preparing paper sweet (Pootharekulu) films. The machine is provided with 0.6×0.3×0.2m M.S made rectangular box for supporting another stainless steel rectangular box (slightly concave) of size (0.6×0.3×0.03m), which is provided with heating arrangement, sensors, and platform for making films. The machine is connected with heat regulating mechanism for uniform heating to produce uniform thickness paper sweet films. The required temperature to produce good quality films is in between 100-1200C.

Fig.1 shows the front view of the machine for preparing paper sweet (Pootharekulu) films. The machine is provided with 0.6×0.3×0.2m M.S made rectangular box for supporting another stainless steel rectangular box (slightly concave) of size (0.6×0.3×0.03m), which is provided with heating arrangement, sensors, and platform for making films. The machine is connected with heat regulating mechanism for uniform heating to produce uniform thickness paper sweet films. The required temperature to produce good quality films is in between 100-1200C. The machine was able to produce

700-800 paper sweet films (0.02-0.04 mm thickness) per day. Fig.2 shows the working of mechanized system for the preparation of paper sweet films. The batter preparation for making paper sweet films was presented in Fig.3.