Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 Cup Poha / Aval
  • ¾ Cup Jaggery
  • ½ Cup Water
  • 1 tsp Ghee
  • 5 to 6 Cashews
  • 2 to 3 Pods Cardamom
  • ¼ Cup Grated Coconut
  • 1 Generous Pinch Salt

Instruction

  • First, measure and keep all the ingredients ready.
  • Then, break the cashews into small pieces and crush the cardamom pods. If you have cardamom powder in hand, use 1/4 tsp.
  • Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan, then add the cashews, cardamom pods and fry till golden colour. Keep by side.
  • To a pan, add the poha. Then, dry roast it for 2 to 3 minutes in low flame till it turns crispy. Ensure not to burn it, otherwise, the puttu smells bad. Let it cool down.
  • Transfer the roasted poha to a dry mixer.
  • Pulse it to a semi coarse powder.
  • Just sprinkle little water and mix the poha. It should be moist only not watery or like a paste. Take little flour between your fist and shape it, if the flour holds the shape, the consistency of the flour is right. After that when you break the flour it should also crumble easily.
  • Then, crumble the flour gently and ensure there are no small lumps too. Set aside for 10 minutes, so it becomes soft and fluffy.
  • In a pan, add jaggery and water.
  • Heat in medium flame, till the jaggery completely dissolves. Then, strain the jaggery and keep it on flame again.  When bubbles start to appear, simmer the flame and keep a bowl of water nearby (watch my video for more clarity).
  • Once the jaggery syrup thickens a little, just take a bit of jaggery in your fingers and start to check the jaggery consistency by dropping it in the water. 1st stage – it dissolves in water, 2nd stage – not dissolve, you will be able to make a ball, it should be soft, jelly-like ball and slide from your fingers.
  • Now, add the softened poha to the jaggery syrup. Cook for 2 more minutes, so the poha absorbs the jaggery syrup well.
  • Add the grated coconut, fried cashews and cardamom pods.
  • Add a generous pinch of salt.
  • Finally, mix everything well, if preferred drizzle a few drops of ghee.Try this Aval Puttu Recipe for this coming Gokulashtami festival.