Aval Varattiyathu Recipe with step by step pictures. This sweet poha recipe is made with Poha, fresh Coconut and Cashews.
Sweet Poha Recipe (Aval Varattiyathu)
This is a simple recipe, i have another version of this, where you keep stiring this for quite a long time till it turn caramalized and almost khoya like, we call it as aval varatunathu. This is a simple version and i love it to the core. So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..
Ingredients for Sweet Poha Recipe (Aval Varattiyathu Recipe)
- Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice - 2 cups
- Jaggery / Sarkarai - 1 cup grated
- Fresh Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Water - 1 cup
- Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi - 1 tsp
- Cardamom Powder / Yelakai Podi - 1 tsp
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Cashewnuts - 2 tbsp
- Raisans / Kishmish - 2 tbsp
How to make Sweet Poha Recipe (Aval Varattiyathu Recipe)
- 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.
- In a kadai, take jaggery and water. Heat it till jaggery is melted. Strain it and add it back to the kadai.
- Add in coconut and mix well. Bring it to boil and simmer it for 5 mins.
- Now add in soaked poha and mix well.
- 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 raisans and fry till golden.
- Pour this over poha and mix well.
- Serve.
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Aval Varattiyathu Recipe | Sweet Poha Recipe | Sweet Aval Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice
- 1 cup grated Jaggery / Sarkarai
- ½ cup grated Fresh Coconut
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tsp Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi
- 1 tsp Cardamom Powder / Yelakai Podi
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tbsp Cashewnuts
- 2 tbsp Raisans / Kishmish
Instructions
- 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.
- In a kadai, take jaggery and water. Heat it till jaggery is melted. Strain it and add it back to the kadai.
- Add in coconut and mix well. Bring it to boil and simmer it for 5 mins.
- Now add in soaked poha and mix well.
- 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 raisans and fry till golden.
- Pour this over poha and mix well.
- Serve.
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Aval Varattiyathu Recipe step by step pictures
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Sprinkle water over poha and leave it for 10 mins |
Sarah Gul
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
kousar
hi..
We say in urdu Gudd for jaggery
and Chudve for flattened rice
Aarthi
@Sarah Guljaggery is cane sugar and poha is flattened rice.
Coral crue
i just love this so so so much. thank you for this 🙂
sweety
Can v skip coconut??
Aarthi
@sweetyyes u can. but it adds nice taste
Rk
Excellent, all your recipes are just perfect, easy to prepare,with detailed descriptions and photos as well. Thnx