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Aval Kesari

South Indian dessert with flattened rice, sugar, cardamon and ghee
Servings 2
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup aval / poha / flattened rice
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • 5-6 cashews broken
  • 5-6 raisins
  • Pinch of kesari color or orange food color

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tsp ghee in a non stick pan and fry the cashews till golden. Set aside. Add the raisins to the same pan and fry till they puff up. Set aside.
  • In the same pan, add 1 tsp ghee and add the aval. Fry in a low-medium heat until it turns light golden color. Cool and grind to a coarse powder.
  • Add water to the pan and bring to boil. Add the aval slowly and keep stirring in a medium heat until the aval is cooked. Make sure no lumps are formed.
  • Once the aval is cooked well, add the sugar, kesari color and rest of ghee. The mixture will start to loosen up now. Make sure no lumps are formed.
  • Cook stirring continuously until it starts to thicken and starts leaving the sides of the pan. Add cardamom powder and garnish with fried cashew and raisins.

Notes

  • The aval/poha should be ground to a rava/semolina like consistency.
  • Make sure the aval is cooked well before adding sugar.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian