Aval Vilayichath

Ingredients for Aval Vilayichath:

1. Red aval (rice flakes) – ½ kg

2. Jaggery – 1.5 kg

   Water – 2 litres

3. Coconut scrapped – 4

4. Cardamom powder – 1 small spoon

5. Ghee – ½ cup

6. Coconut pieces – 2 big spoons

7. Sesame seeds – 2 big spoons

   Roasted Bengal gram split – ½ cup

How to prepare Aval Vilayichath?

1. Add water to jaggery and melt in a pan.

2. Then strain it to a small urli.

3. Add coconut scrapped, and continue boiling till it turns liquid like (not thread like, but breaking type). Put the flame off.

4. Allow it to cool for a while.

5. When it’s warm (not cooled completely), add rice flakes and cardamom powder.

6. Heat ghee in a pan, and fry coconut pieces.

7. When it turns brown, add sesame and split grams & fry for a few minutes.

8. Pour this hot mixture to rice flakes mixture and mix well.

9. Transfer your Aval Vilayichath to a plate and allow to cool. You can store it for 1 week without damage.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine October 1-14, 2010

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