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    Aval Varattiyathu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Aval Varatti is also known as aval vilayichathu, aval varattiyathu or sweet poha. It is a traditional sweet recipe made with poha for special occasions like Krishna Jayanthi or Ganesh Chaturthi. Sweet poha is popular in and around Tamilnadu and Kerala. This simple sweet aval recipe is made with poha, fresh coconut, ghee and cashews. Learn how to make Aval varattiyathu with step by step pictures and video.

    Aval Varattiyathu Recipe

    Sweet Poha Recipe (Aval Varattiyathu)

    This dish is quite popular in our house. Amma makes this often for evening snack and we enjoy it with either karupatti kaapi or on its own. This is a traditional recipe made all around Tamilnadu and Kerala.

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    • About Sweet Poha
    • Watch Aval Varattiyathu Video
    • Sweet Poha Ingredients
    • How to Make Aval Varattiyathu (Stepwise Pictures)
    • Amma's Aval Varatti (Soaking Method)
    • Expert Tips
    • 📖 Recipe Card

    Usually Amma makes this during festive season like Gokulashtami where we make prasadham for lord Krishna. She served this and homemade butter during the occasion. But this is super easy dish to make anytime of the year and very healthy as well.

    About Sweet Poha

    Aval Varatti is also known as aval vilayichathu, vella aval, aval varattiyathu, or sweet poha. It is a traditional sweet recipe made with poha for special occasions like Krishna Jayanthi or Ganesh Chaturthi. It is said that Lord Krishna is fond of poha and homemade butter so as a tradition we serve it during the occasion of Gokulashtami.

    The recipe is pretty easy to make all you need is poha, jaggery, ghee, coconut, dried fruits and nuts. Amma makes this dish two ways. She uses raw poha like I have used in this recipe and makes aval varatti. But sometimes she soaks the poha in water and use that to make this dish. Both ways, it taste delicious. I have shared both recipes in this blog post.

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    Watch Aval Varattiyathu Video

    YouTube video

    Sweet Poha Ingredients

    ingredients for sweet poha

    Poha - I always prefer to use red rice poha or matta rice poha since it is more healthy than white poha. But you can use whichever you prefer.

    Jaggery - depending on your sweetness level you can add more or less jaggery to taste.

    Coconut - fresh coconut is used in aval varatti. But you can easily use frozen coconut or desiccated coconut as well.

    Ghee - pure desi ghee is added for flavour and taste.

    Dried Fruits & Nuts - I used cashews and raisins for making sweet poha. You can use any of your favorite nuts like almonds, pistachios.

    Cardamom & Ginger powder - traditionally cardamom is added for flavouring. but amma always uses a little bit of dry ginger powder.

    poha, aval or flattened rice

    Poha is nothing but flattened rice. This is specially made for making easy breakfast recipes or sweet recipes. Rice is steamed, flattened and dried to make poha. Poha doesn't need any cooking, you can consume as it is or soak in water to soften it. Some recipes calls for frying poha directly in oil to make chivda a popular snack.

    You can choose from the variety of poha available in the market. Red rice poha, matta rice poha, millet poha is available. Any variety of poha can be used to make this dish.

    For healthy option, you can even use millet poha for making this dish.

    a spoon of Aval Varattiyathu

    Aval Vilayichathu or Aval Varattiyathu 2 Ways

    Raw poha - this is the version which I prefer since it has longer shelf life than the second version. Since we have used poha raw, it has a bit to it and taste more delicious. It is faster and easy to make as well.

    Soaked poha - Amma makes her aval varatti this way, sometimes she soaks the poha in water and use that to make this dish. This version of aval varatti uses poha which is soaked in water to make it soft. This way the end dish stays nice and soft. It is what my Aachi and amma prefer to do.

    aval varatti served

    How to Make Aval Varatti (3 Easy Steps)

    Jaggery Syrup - In a sauce pan take jaggery and water. Heat it till jaggery is melted. Strain it using a sieve into the kadai and bring this to a boil.

    Making Varatti - Add in coconut, salt and mix well. Bring it to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Add in poha and stir well into the jaggery mixture. Cook this well till thickens. Add in dry ginger powder and cardamom powder. Mix well. Keep mixing for 5 mins.

    Fried Nuts - Now heat ghee in a kadai, add in cashews and raisins and fry till golden. Pour this over poha and mix well. Serve.

    aval varatti

    How to Make Aval Varattiyathu (Stepwise Pictures)

    Making Jaggery Syrup

    1)take jaggery in a sauce pan. i am using powdered jaggery, but you can use regular ball or hard jaggery as well. Just break it apart and add in the sauce pan.

    take jaggery in a sauce pan for making Aval Varattiyathu

    2)Add water to the jaggery, heat this on medium heat and cook till jaggery is completely melted.

    add water to jaggery  for making Aval Varattiyathu

    3)Now strain this mixture directly in a cooking pot. This step is to remove impurities from the jaggery. You can add more or less jaggery as per your taste.

    strain jaggery syrup

    Cooking Coconut

    4)Now bring this mixture to a full boil and boil for 2 minutes to make this slightly syrupy.

    boil jaggery syrup

    5)At this point add in coconut. This is optional, you can skip coconut if you want or you can use desiccated coconut as well.

    add coconut

    6)Add a pinch of salt to balance the taste.

    add salt

    7)Cook this whole mixture for 3 to 4 minutes till the mixture gets slightly thick.

    boil the mixture  for making Aval Varattiyathu

    Making Varatti

    8)Reduce the flame to a low, Now add in poha. Here I am using red rice poha, but you can use any poha you want.

    add poha for making sweet poha

    9)Mix this really well into the jaggery syrup. The poha will absorb the jaggery syrup immediately and gets slightly soft. Stir fry the mixture on low heat till the mixture gets dry.

    stir poha well into the jaggery syrup

    10)Add in cardamom powder. I crushed 2 cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle, removed the skin of the cardamom and crushed the seeds.

    add cardamom powder

    11)Add in dry ginger powder. This is optional.

    add dry ginger powder

    12)Mix this into the poha.

    mix well to make for making sweet poha

    Garnishing

    13)Heat ghee in a pan, add in cashews and fry till golden brown. Once nuts gets golden, add in raisins and fry that till golden.

    fry cashews in ghee

    14)Add this into the poha mixture along with the ghee.

    add fried cashews in the aval varatti

    15)Mix this really well and serve.

    sweet poha

    Amma's Aval Varatti (Soaking Method)

    This version of aval varatti uses poha which is soaked in water to make it soft. This way the end dish stays nice and soft. It is what my Aachi and amma prefer to do.

    Ingredients Used

    • 2 cups Aval | Poha
    • ¾ cup Jaggery
    • ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
    • ½ cup Water
    • 1 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
    • ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
    • 2 tbsp Ghee
    • 2 tbsp Cashews
    • 2 tbsp Kishmish

    How to Make

    1)Take poha in a bowl, add in 1 cup of water and mix it up. Leave it like this for 10 mins, so the poha will get soft.

    soak poha in water

    2)In a kadai, take jaggery and water. Heat it till jaggery is melted. Strain it and add it back to the kadai.

    jaggery syrup

    3)Add in coconut and mix well. Bring it to boil and simmer it for 5 mins.

    add coconut

    4)Boil this mixture for 3 to 4 minutes.

    mix coconut in jaggery water

    5)Now add in soaked poha and mix well.

    add soaked poha

    6)Mix poha into the jaggery and keep cooking till the mixture gets thick.

    stir poha in the jaggery mix

    7)Add in dry ginger powder and cardamom powder. Add in cashews and raisins which are fried in ghee.

    add flavourings and fried nuts

    8)Mix well and serve.

    sweet poha

    Expert Tips

    • You can soak the poha in some water to make it soft before adding it into the jaggery syrup.
    • Instead of using fresh coconut, you can use frozen coconut or desiccated coconut. 
    • Cook poha really well till it thickens before adding in nuts. 
    • You can use any nuts of choice. 
    • More ghee can be used for flavour.

    Serving & Storage

    You can enjoy sweet poha with a cup of karupatti kaapi, sulaimani tea or ginger tea.

    Since this has fresh coconut added, store the cooked leftover sweet poha in fridge and reheat before serving. 

    More Poha Recipes to Try

    • Aval Kesari Recipe | Poha Kesari Recipe
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    📖 Recipe Card

    Aval Varattiyathu Recipe | Sweet Poha Recipe | Vella Aval Recipe

    Aval Varatti is also known as aval vilayichathu, aval varattiyathu or sweet poha. It is a traditional sweet recipe made with poha for special occasions like Krishna Jayanthi or Ganesh Chaturthi. Sweet poha is popular in and around Tamilnadu and Kerala. This simple sweet aval recipe is made with poha, fresh coconut, ghee and cashews. Learn how to make Aval varattiyathu with step by step pictures and video.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 872kcal

    Equipment

    • Sauce Pan & Cooking Pot
    • Strainer

    Ingredients

    For Jaggery Syrup

    • 1 cup Jaggery
    • 1 cup Water

    For Aval Varatti

    • 3 cups Aval | Poha | Flattened Rice
    • ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
    • 1 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
    • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
    • ⅛ tsp Salt

    For Frying Nuts

    • 2 tbsp Ghee
    • 2 tbsp Cashewnuts
    • 2 tbsp Raisins | Kishmish

    Instructions

    • In a sauce pan take jaggery and water. Heat it till jaggery is melted. Strain it using a sieve into the kadai and bring this to a boil.
    • Add in coconut, salt and mix well. Bring it to boil and boil for 5 minutes.
    • Add in poha and stir well into the jaggery mixture. Cook this well till thickens. Add in dry ginger powder and cardamom powder. Mix well. Keep mixing for 5 mins.
    • Now heat ghee in a kadai, add in cashews and raisins and fry till golden. Pour this over poha and mix well. Serve.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

    • You can soak the poha in some water to make it soft before adding it into the jaggery syrup.
    • Instead of using fresh coconut, you can use frozen coconut or desiccated coconut. 
    • Cook poha really well till it thickens before adding in nuts. 
    • You can use any nuts of choice. 
    • More ghee can be used for flavour.

    Serving & Storage

    You can enjoy sweet poha with a cup of karupatti kaapi, sulaimani tea or ginger tea.
    Since this has fresh coconut added, store the cooked leftover sweet poha in fridge and reheat before serving. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 872kcal | Carbohydrates: 171g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Sarah Gul

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      Kindly tell me what is poha and jaggery? Because I couldn't find these in my city. Or tell me what we call these in Urdu. Thanks

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      • kousar

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        hi..

        We say in urdu Gudd for jaggery
        and Chudve for flattened rice

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Sarah Guljaggery is cane sugar and poha is flattened rice.

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    3. Coral crue

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      i just love this so so so much. thank you for this 🙂

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    4. sweety

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      Can v skip coconut??

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    5. Aarthi

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      @sweetyyes u can. but it adds nice taste

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    6. Rk

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      Excellent, all your recipes are just perfect, easy to prepare,with detailed descriptions and photos as well. Thnx

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    7. Tharrny Selvathayabaran

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      Any idea how many calories this has or fat ?

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      • Aarthi

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        will give a quick update on that.

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