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.
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 teaspoon Dry Ginger Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
For Frying Nuts
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 2 tablespoon Cashewnuts
- 2 tablespoon 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
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
Nutrition Facts
Aval Varattiyathu Recipe | Sweet Poha Recipe | Vella Aval Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
872
% Daily Value*
Fat
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
8
g
50
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
19
mg
6
%
Sodium
86
mg
4
%
Potassium
296
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
171
g
57
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
56
g
62
%
Protein
12
g
24
%
Vitamin A
0.1
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
67
mg
7
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.