Ingredients: cups Poha (Flattened rice), cup Jaggery - powdered, teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi), teaspoons Fresh coconut - grated, teaspoons Ghee, nuts - as required, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To begin making the Aval Puttu, grind the aval in a mixer grinder to make a coarse powder.Sprinkle 1/4 cup of water and mix gently with hands. Make sure that you don’t mash the aval. Keep it aside for 10 minutes.Again sprinkle some water after 10 minutes and mix it properly.Take jaggery in a deep micro-safe container, add water just immersing jaggery powder and microwave it for about 2 minutes.Filter jaggery water to remove impurities. Now microwave it for 6 to 8 minutes more to achieve the desired consistency.Now heat ghee and fry cashews till they turn golden brown. Add grated coconut, fried cashews, aval and mix everything properly.Microwave it for 2 minutes more and it is ready to be served.Serve Aval Puttu as a sweet dish during the festival of Krishna Jayanti.