Aval / Poha Payasam

Sri Krishna Jayanthi or Gokulashtami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna and is celebrated all over India. I prepared aval payasam as an offering for Lord Krishna. It is a very healthy & easy to make recipe.

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Aval / Poha - 3/4 cup
• Brown sugar/ Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Milk - 2 cups + 1/2 cup
• Broken cashew nuts - 2 tblsp
• Raisins - 1 tblsp
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut - 2 tblsp
• Ghee - 1 tbsp

Method

• Heat the pan with ghee and fry aval and grated coconut to light brown colour - remove & keep it aside

• In the same pan heat the remaining ghee and fry cashew nuts and raisins to nice golden brown - remove and keep it aside

• Boil the milk in the pan and simmer it for 5 - 10 minutes or until the milk slightly thickens up

• Now add sugar, cardamom powder and mix well
• Now add fried aval and coconut to  the boiling milk 
• Cook the aval in the milk for 10 to 15 minutes until it is done

• Add fried cashew nuts & raisins - Stir thoroughly & switch off the flame
• Serve hot or cold

Note - Aval absorbs the milk so add 1/2 cup of milk before serving.

Nutritional Information

• Poha is low in sodium, fat and cholesterol. It is easily digestible
• Poha controls blood pressure and lowers the risk of heart diseases
• Per serving = 275 calories approximately