Aval Kesari is a comforting, quick sweet made from roasted rice flakes. It has a soft, melt-in-the-mouth texture and warm cardamom flavor. Golden ghee, fried cashews, and plump raisins add richness and crunch. It comes together in one pan, perfect for breakfast, dessert, or festive offerings.
It is made by dry-roasting poha until warm. Then you cool the poha and grind it to a coarse powder. Cook the poha in boiling water until soft. Sweeten it with sugar. Add kesari (saffron) powder and simmer on a low flame until it thickens. Finished with ghee, fragrant cardamom, and a garnish of fried cashews and raisins, it’s mixed well and set in a greased bowl for a rich, melt-in-the-mouth dessert.
This sweet dish is made with Aval (Poha), Sugar, Ghee, raisins and cashew nuts.
Aval Kesari Recipe
Aval Kesari
This sweet dish is made with Aval (Poha), Sugar, Ghee, raisins and cashew nuts.
6
servings5
minutes20
minutesIngredients
Aval (Poha) – 1 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Cardamom Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Cashew Nuts – Few
Raisins – few
Kesari powder – a pinch
Directions
- In a pan add the aval and dry fry till hot to touch. Cool it and powder it coarsely.
- In the same pan, add a teaspoon of ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. Keep it aside.
- In the pan pour two cups of water and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, slowly add the aval powder stirring continuously. Cook it on medium flame till it absorbs all the water and it become soft.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Add kesari powder and stir thoroughly. Keep it on low flame till it becomes thick.
- Add remaining ghee, fried cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Mix it once again well and transfer it to a greased bowl.