Aval Puttu / Sweet Poha Puttu

 

Aval Puttu is a simple and delicious sweet snack recipe is prepare during festival occasions... Narmally aval vellam is prepared soaked aval in water and add grated jaggery, mix it and then keep it for neivedhiyam and that can be consumed it in the same day.... 

But preparing of this method can be kept in 2 to 3 days... You can prefer this healthy and delicious snacks for your kids as after they return from school.. So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's turns out from you...

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 20 to 25 mins

Soaking Time : 15 mins

Recipe Category - Sweet or Dessert

Recipe Cuisine - South Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Aval / Beaten Rice / Poha - 1 cup (I use kerala red aval)

Jaggery - 1 cup

Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup

Cashew - 10 (broken)

Ghee / Clarified Butter - 2 tbspn

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tspn (optional)

METHOD :

• Dry roast the aval in a pan till nice aroma comes..
• Then cool them completely in a plate..
• Grind the aval in a mixer like rava..
• Take the grinded aval in a bowl and wash well (so that the impurites wash out)
• Repeat the process two to three times and drain it..
• Keep the aval in strainer for 15 mins..
• So it became soft and smooth..
• Fry the cashew with a tspn of ghee and remove them to a plate.. keep aside.
• Now heat a pan with jaggery and some water, allow to melt..
• Then strain it and again pour the jaggery syrup to a pan..
• Allow to heat, till they became one string consistency...
• Then add in prepared aval and mix well.
• Till will take 3 to 4 mins to became thick..
• Keep stirring and add in fresh coconut and mix well.
• Now stir it well till they became thicken..
• It will take 5 to 6 mins and then add in fried cashew and mix well.
• Now it's done, serve as a dessert..
• Enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

Dry roast the aval in a pan

Till nice aroma comes out

Remove them to a plate, cool completely

Add them to a blender 

Make it a rava like powder

Transfer them to a bowl

Add some water and rub it with your hands

See they are more impurites

Slowly drain it

Be carefully

Now it's done

Strain it

Let it for 15 mins

Just mix it with fork

Now it became soft and smooth

Look it (correct consistency)

Now it is soft, keep aside

Heat a pan with some ghee

Add in cashew

Roast till golden

Remove it to a plate

In a pan add jaggery

Little water

Allow to cook till they melts

Now it completely melts

Strain it

Again transfer he jaggery syrup to the pan

Allow to cook 

Till one string consistency

Add in prepared aval

Mix well

Add in fresh coconut

Mix it well

Now they mix well

Stir well for 5 to 6 mins

Now it became thick

Add in fried cashew

Give it a good mix

Serve 

Enjoy..