Aval Pori
Aval pori and Nel pori are the two main recipes that we make for Karthigai Deepam. Aval pori is made by dry frying the beaten rice flakes or Aval in high heat. It is easily found in stores during the time of the Karthigai Deepam Festival. Aval Pori, Nel Pori, Neyyappam, Karthigai Adai are the traditional recipes made on Karthigai Deepam day as neivedhyam / Prashad. We lit lamp in the evening, do pooja, offer all the Prashad to God. This festival of lights is similar to Bhai Dooj or Rakshabandhan in other parts of India, so we pray for the goodness and welfare of our brothers on this special day. We give all the dishes made on this day to them and bless them if we are elders or get the blessings from them if we are younger to them.
Equipment
- Pan
Ingredients
- 4 cups Aval pori
- 1 cup Jaggery
- 1/2 cup Finely chopped coconut pieces
- 1/2 tsp Dried ginger powder or Cardamom powder (Chukku powder / Elaichi powder )
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 1/4 cup Water
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed vessel, add a cup of jaggery, little water and dissolve it completely.
- Once the jaggery is disolved, you can strain it if it has dust paricles in it. Otherwise you can proceed with the next step directly.
- Once the jaggery is dissolved completely, add coconut pieces, dried ginger powder and ghee.
- Continue to boil it until you get a soft ball consistency.
- To check the syrup consistency, add a drop of syrup into the water.
- It should not dissolve. You should be able to make ball out of it.
- It is the right stage to add the aval pori into the syrup. Keep the stove in medium flame while adding the aval pori.
- Mix it well and turn off the stove. Aval pori is ready.
Notes
Mix it well and turn off the stove. Aval pori is ready.