Easy aval kuzhachathu recipe ( sweet poha)

Easy aval kuzhachathu recipe ( sweet poha)

It was one of those days when I was confused as to what to make for kids snacks, I had a packet of organic beaten rice so thought of making something quick with it. There is a typical Kerala snack of beaten rice cooked in jaggery and coconut and flavoured with cardamom powder. I took a shortcut since I already had melted jaggery. 

Hence this recipe :)

My kids were new to this so I was not sure how they would take it. But convinced the younger one saying about Sudama- aval- krishna story which she is familiar with since she is an avid reader of mythological stories and yes she gave a thumbs up for the dish ..happy meee :)

Ingredients

Brown beaten rice - 2 cups
Jaggery syrup - 1/2 cup
Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Milk - few spoons
Cashew bits
Ghee

Method
Pick the beaten rice for any foreign particles and spread out in a large bowl.
Sprinkle the milk and gently mix the poha with the milk.
Grind the coconut and jaggery syrup together coarsely.
Mix the coconut jaggery mixture into the beaten rice 
Sprinkle the cardamom powder and mix well.
Heat the ghee and fry the cashews and garnish the poha.

Serve with some tea or warm milk.
No cook and enjoy.. yes its a no cooking recipe :)
Thanks
Chaithanya

Ariunda - A popular Kerala three ingredient sweet

Ariunda has been my childhood favorite sweet and I am sure its just not mine but there will be hardly any Keralite who would not like this sweet. This sweet was most seen when the sweets are gifted to the bridegroom's family by the bride's family and then again during the delivery of the baby(s).

Also, those days it was pounded in a traditional grinding machine called ' ulakka and ural' where they pound the three ingredients until it comes together and forms a ball. And to those who have eaten would remember how hard it used to be but very very tasty too. It was the worth the effort breaking one open and devouring it :) And not to forget to mention it used to be really huge size ball. 

My recipe is very different from the traditional way, its easy, sweet and of course extremely soft.Me and my family like it that way ..so here goes the recipe

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup

Coconut - one med size

Jaggery syrup - one cup

Cardomom powder - a big pinch

Method

Wash and dry the rice and then dry roast it well. Let it cool for sometime and then powder it well in the mixer.

Grate the coconut and grind it well in the mixer.

I usually melt one kg of jaggery in one cup of water . Out of this I  removed one cup of syrup. If you are not intending to melt one kg jaggery you could probably take some 300 gms of jaggery  and melt in 1/4 up of water, strain and use one cup of the liquid.

Once these three ingredients are ready mix the powdered rice and coconut well and add cardomom powder too. Slowly add the jaggery syrup ad bring the mixture together. Leave it for 15 minutes so that the syrup is absorbed a bit. Make soft balls of the mixture and your ariunda is ready.

My family loved it a lot as it came out very soft, and my dear husband commented that it just melts in the mouth :) 

cook and enjoy!
Thanks! :)

Khara Pera - Easy no cook milk pedas

Something which is very easy to make and undoubtedly tasty and sweet :) 

Most of you must be already knowing this recipe but I was delighted to discover it today , better late than never I say :) 

This book has been one of my recent purchases and is soaking in the this book forever since then. Since I have the ingredients required I just gave it a try. The results were good and took hardly 15 mins to put it together and get it ready.

The recipe is as follows

Butter ( unsalted) - 1/2 cup at room temperature

Sugar - 2/3 cup

Dry milk powder - 1 3/4 cups

Milk - 1 tspn as necessary

few drops of esence or nuts ( optional)

Method

Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light a fluffy. Using your hands work in the milk powder and milk to make a medium soft dough. Flavour with essence, nuts if desired.

Wash and dry your hands and then take small portions of the dough and roll out smooth and flatten.

Store in the refrigerator well sealed and will stay goo upto 4 days.

Isnt it an easy recipe? I was delighted to make it ..hopefully so do you :)

Thanks !