AVAL PONGAL / POHA PONGAL

HOW TO MAKE AVAL PONGAL / POHA PONGAL

Aval Pongal/ Poha Pongal

Ingredients:

Aval / Poha – 1cup

Jaggery – ¾ cup

Coconut (Shredded) – ¼ cup

Ghee – 4 tsp

Cashews and Raisins – 10 nos.

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Dry Ginger Powder  - 1/2 tsp

Water - 1 cup

  Method:

1.     Sprinkle half cup of water in Aval. In half an hour it will get softer.

2.     In pan pour half cup of water and add jaggery and let it to boil and filter it.

3.     Pour the jaggery mixture back in pan and add the shredded coconut to it.

4.     Add cardamom powder and dry ginger powder to the jaggery mixture.

5.     Now add the soaked  aval to the mixture and mix it gently with wooden ladle.

6.     Temper the Raisin and Cashew in ghee and add it to the aval mixture and mix it gently.

    Pictorial Representation:

SPRINKLE HALD CUP OF WATER ON AVAL 

TAKE 3/4 CUP OF JAGGERY 

ADD IT TO ROLLING BOIL WATER

STRAIN THE DUST

TAKE 1/4 CUP OF SHREDDED COCONUT

MIX THE JAGGERY AND COCONUT

MIX CARDAMOM AND DRY GINGER POWDER

MIX GENTLE WITH WOODEN LADLE

HEAT THE GHEE

TEMPER THE RAISINS AND CASHEWS

MIX IT GENTLY WITH THE MIXTURE

Nutritional Informations:

1.      Poha is good source of iron, 20 gm of iron is there in every 100gm.

2.      Rich in fiber and Vitamin B complex.

3.      Good source of Prebiotic and very good for diabetic patients.