Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Aval Sarkkarai Pongal / Vella Aval
>> Easy Breezy dish.
>> Sweet Pongal made with Aval.
>> Yet Another Traditional Dish.

Aval Sarkkari Pongal/ Vella Aval
Ingredients Needed:

1. Poha/ Aval 1 cup
2. Jaggery 3/4 cup (Grated and soaked in 1/4 cup of water)
3. Dry Ginger Powder
4. Elaichi Powder
5. Cashew Nuts
6. Ghee 1-1/2 tsp


Method:

1. Wash Aval/Poha 2 times, drain water and keep it aside.
2. Heat one tsp of Ghee in a kadai/pan fry Cashew nut pieces and keep it aside.
3. Strain Jaggery water in strainer and add in kadai.
4. Make a thick Syrup and in it goes the soaked poha and stir for 2 minutes.
5. Pour another 1/2 tsp of Ghee and Pongal will gather in center.
6. Mix Elaichi powder, Dry Ginger Powder, Fried Cashew nuts .

~~ Enjoy the Goodness of Poha and Sweetness of Jaggery Hot.
~~

19 comments:

Krithika said...

Wow !! pongal looks mouth-watering. This is a great recipe.

Lakshmik said...

Mmmm. Delicious. Feel like eating it right now.

Asha said...

When I looked at the picture,I started salivating!:D
Uusally, I don't sweets much,but I think it's the Jaggery and the color which made me drool!

Sri said...

My mouth is already watering!!! It looks like sheera made with rava. I am definitely gonna try Aval Pongal.Thanks for the recipe MT.

Sandeepa said...

Great looking dish. Saw somwthing similar at Mandira's too.
Never had it, should give it a try
Thanks for sharing

USHA said...

Hi MT,

It really tempting us .The colour ,consistency,,,..superb.

Yummy yummy tasty tasty...

jayakarthik said...

oh yummy its all tempting just now i saw a sweet variety in a blog n now in urs
i wont take sweets for another 3 months
had too much since diwali
so its a rest for my stomach n mouth
will try urs as well the other sweet
after 3 months
but its too tempting :P

Meena Kandlakuti said...

MT..the picture is great..i just want to have the whole dish as it is..hmm..Yummy:-))

Lakshmi said...

really delicious

Maheswari said...

Mouthwatering...i havepoha in the pantry..will try this definitely...

Menu Today said...

Hi,
Thank you Kirthika.

Hi lakshmi,
Enjoy!!!!

Hi Asha,
I made this as an evening snack for my son. Please try this really u will love this dish. Thanks.

Hi Sri, Sandeepa, Usha,
Thanks a lot. Keep visiting.

Menu Today said...

Hi Jaya, Meena, Lakshmi and maheshwari,

Thank u so much for your kind words.

Bhargavi said...

That looks yummy. Feeling like eating it right away. will try this soon, Thanks for sharing.

Vini K said...

Hi MT,great recipe here.Looks so imple to make too.Thanks for sharing :)

Anonymous said...

Hi MT,
I have tried your Vella Aval recipe, it has worked very well. I have used pacha karpuram instead of dry ginger powder. Thanks for the simple and sweet dish.

Menu Today said...

Hi Bhargavi and Vini,
Thanks a lot. Please do let me know the outcome of it.

Hi,
Thanks. Adding pacahikarpooram also nice idea.

Lera said...

Excellent recipe! I am drooling over this yummmy sweet pongal....Thanks MT:) Happy Holidays!

Tee said...

Hey! tried out your pongal today for dassera. Loved it! I made a few changes and i want to post this for RCI Tamil Festivals...hope its ok...i will be mentioning your recipe as the source recipe and linking it to your blog.

Menu Today said...

Hi tee,
I am very glad to note that you liked it and made with some changes. I would like to see your version soon in RCI. Thanks