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Kerala style sweet aval

Kerala style sweet aval | Aval Varratiyathu – Traditional sweet aval recipe for Janmashtami | Krishna jayanthi, recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.

In Tamilnadu, we make no-cook Vella aval for Krishnajayanth neivedyam. This is similar to that but we cook this for a few minutes and add other ingredients to this. A few months back a friend shared this recipe with me. I decided to make this and share the recipe before Janmashtami 2022. I tweaked the recipe a little bit and it turned out very well.

Traditionally they add roasted sesame seeds and also red poha is used. Since I didn’t get red aval, I used white one. Apart from making this for Krishna jayanthi, we can make this for kid’s snacks too. This is a very healthy kid’s friendly snack.

Check out our Vella aval, aval ladoo, Aval payasam. Also, check out the full collection of Janmashtami recipes

 

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Kerala style sweet aval

A traditional sweet made for Krishnajayanthi with poha and jaggery
Course Sweet, Traditional sweet
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Keyword Janmashtami recipes, Janmastami recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Author Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • ½ cup aval | poha
  • ¼ cup powdered jaggery
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp coconut bits
  • 2 tbsp grated coconut
  • 6 cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tbsp kalkandu |sugar candy
  • ½ chopped banana

Instructions

  • In a pan add ghee and add the cashew nuts.
  • Roast for few seconds and add the raisins.
  • Saute till the raisins puffs up.
  • Take out and keep it aside.
  • In the same pan add the coconut bits.
  • Roast till they turn golden brown.
  • Keep this aside.
  • Now add ¼ cup jaggery and ¼ cup water to the pan.
  • Melt the jaggery and let this boil this for 2 minutes.
  • Now lower the flame and add the poha. You can wash the poha and add too.
  • If using thick poha, soak in water for 5 minutes, drain and add.
  • Add the grated coconut to the pan.
  • Mix well and cook for a minute.
  • The aval will absorb all the jaggery water.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Add the sugar candy(kalkandu), roasted cashew nuts, raisins, roasted coconut, cardamom powder and banana to this.
  • Add the lemon juice. This gives a very nice taste to this vella aval, so do not miss this.
  • Also adding lemon juice helps the poha to stay soft without getting hard.
  • Mix well.
  • Aval is ready for neivedyam, offering to God.
  • You can serve this as a snack for kids too.

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Notes

Notes:
1. Traditionally they add dry roasted black sesame seeds. If you want you can add 1 tbsp of roasted sesame seeds.
2. If you get Kerela Nendram banana use it for this recipe.
3. You can use red poha for making this Aval varattiyathu recipe | sweet aval
  • In a pan add ghee and add the cashew nuts.
  • Roast for a few seconds and add the raisins.
  • Saute till the raisins puff up.
  • Take it out and keep it aside.
Aval varratiyathu
  • In the same pan add the coconut bits.
  • Roast till they turn golden brown.
  • Keep this aside.
kerala style vella aval
  • Now add ¼ cup jaggery and ¼ cup water to the pan.
  • Melt the jaggery and let this boil for 2 minutes.
sweet aval
  • Now lower the flame and add the poha. You can wash the poha and add too.
  • If using thick poha, soak in water for 5 minutes, drain and add.
  • Add the grated coconut to the pan.
sweet aval
  • Mix well and cook for a minute.
  • The aval will absorb all the jaggery water.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Add the sugar candy(kalkandu), roasted cashew nuts, raisins, roasted coconut, cardamom powder, and banana to this.
  • Add the lemon juice. This gives a very nice taste to this vella aval, so do not miss this.
  • Also adding lemon juice helps the poha to stay soft without getting hard.
  • Mix well.
  • Aval is ready for neivedyam, offering to God.
  • You can serve this as a snack for kids too.
  1. Traditionally they add dry roasted black sesame seeds. If you want you can add 1 tbsp of roasted sesame seeds.
  2. If you get Kerela Nendram banana use it for this recipe.
  3. You can use red poha for making this Aval varattiyathu recipe | sweet aval
Vella aval

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