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Aval kesari recipe, Poha kesari, How to make aval kesari, Gokulashtami recipes

Aval kesari is simple sweet recipe prepared by grinding aval/poha into fine rava. This kesari is usually prepared during festivals commonly for krishna jayanthi and I am a big fan of aval ladoo and aval kesari and prefer this over rava kesari. So lets get to the making!

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Ingredients

  • Aval – 1 cup
  • Water – 2 cups
  • Sugar – ¾ to 1 cup
  • Ghee – 2 tbsp
  • Orange food color a pinch
  • Cardamom powder a pinch

How to make aval kesari with step by step images


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  1. Dry roast aval in a pan and allow it to cool down. Grind it into fine rava in a blender.
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  2. Now heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews until golden brown and keep it aside. Now in the same pan pour 2 cup water and allow it to boil. Then reduce the flame and add ground aval in it and stir continuously so that it does not form lumps.
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  3. Cook the aval/ poha in low flame and then add food color and cardamom powder in it and give it a good stir. Now add sugar in it and mix well.
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  4. Finally add the fried cashews and ghee and put off the flame. Serve it hot or cold!aval kesari recipe,aval kesari sweet recipe,poha kesari,sweet poha,Gokulashtami sweets,Gokulashtami recipes,aval sheera,poha sheera

    Notes

    1. Make sure not to burn aval/ poha while dry roasting as it will alter the taste of the kesari.
    2. Allow the ground aval/ poha to cook in water in low flame then add sugar.
    3. Make sure to to add ground aval gradually in water so it does not form lumps.
    4. Sugar mentioned in the recipe is according to my family you can alter it according to your taste.