Sweet Aval or Aval jaggery or Sweet Poha is one of the simplest sweet dish and it is very instant too. Aval Jaggery is one of the most important neivedhyam dish for Krishna Jeyanthi / Gokulashtami. As per our tradition, Little Krishna always love to have this yummy dish and hence we offer this for Lord Krishna on this birthday. This dish is also healthy as aval and also jaggery is good for health.In my childhood, my mom used to make this as an evening snack when we return back from school. Lets see the simple steps to make this tasty dish!
Sweet Aval Recipe / Aval Jaggery Recipe / Sweet Poha Recipe
Preparation and Yield:Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking Time 15 mins
Servings 2
Sweet Aval Recipe / Aval Jaggery Recipe / Sweet Poha Recipe
Ingredients:Aval / Beaten rice / Poha 1 Cup*
Grated Jaggery 1/2 Cup
Cardamom Powder 1/4 teaspoon
Ghee 2 teaspoon
Cashews 5
Grated Coconut 1 tablespoon
* 1 Cup=250ml
Sweet Aval Recipe / Aval Jaggery Recipe / Sweet Poha Recipe
Method:
- Take the aval in a bowl and rinse it in water twice and drain the water and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Take a pan add ghee and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown color. Take the roasted cashews aside
Sweet Aval Recipe / Aval Jaggery Recipe / Sweet Poha Recipe
Note: - We can also add sugar instead of jaggery just for an evening snack.
- The colour of the Sweet aval is fully based on the type of jaggery. I have used Pagu vellam( Dark brown jaggery) and hence dark brown colour.