A divine and effortless Prasad offering for Krishna Jayanthi. Discover the cherished simplicity of this Aval Jaggery delight, a favorite of Lord Krishna. Prepare it with ease to receive blessings and indulge in its divine sweetness.
Sweet Aval, also known as Aval Jaggery or Sweet Poha, stands as one of the easiest Prasad offerings to prepare. According to our scriptures, Poha (Aval) holds a special place as one of Lord Krishna’s favorite foods. Even if time is limited for making an elaborate array of offerings (Prasad) to Sri Krishna, crafting this Sweet Poha (Aval Jaggery) alone is sufficient to receive his blessings.
The beauty of this recipe lies in its simplicity. There’s no intricate cooking process involved. We begin by gently heating the jaggery to melt it, allowing us to strain the juice and eliminate any impurities. Afterward, it’s merely a matter of mixing the soft aval with the jaggery juice. In its straightforwardness, Sweet Aval embodies the essence of devotion and the joy of offering to the divine.
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A divine and effortless Prasad offering for Krishna Jayanthi. Discover the cherished simplicity of this Aval Jaggery delight, a favorite of Lord Krishna. Prepare it with ease to receive blessings and indulge in its divine sweetness.
Take the aval in a bowl and rinse it in water twice. Drain the water and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
Take a pan add ghee and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown color. Take the roasted cashews aside
Preparing Jaggery
Heat a pan and add the grated jaggery to the pan and add a teaspoon of water. When the jaggery is dissolved, strain it to remove any sand particles or impurities in it.
Again add the strained jaggery juice to the pan and bring it to boil. Add the aval to the pan and mix well.
Garnishing Process
Add cardamom powder and grated coconut to the sweet aval and give a good mix. Finally add ghee and roasted cashews and mix well and remove the sweet aval from flame
Serving Time
The simple and yummy Sweet Aval / Aval Jaggery / Swee Poha is now ready for neivedhyam or for serving!
Notes
We can also add sugar instead of jaggery just for an evening snack.
The colour of the Sweet aval is fully based on the type of jaggery. I have used Pagu vellam( Dark brown jaggery) and hence dark brown colour.
Take the aval in a bowl and rinse it in water twice and drain the water and keep it aside for 10 minutes. Heat a pan add ghee and roast the cashews till they turn golden brown color. Take the roasted cashews aside
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Heat a pan and add the grated jaggery to the pan and add a teaspoon of water. When the jaggery is dissolved, strain it to remove any sand particles or impurities in it. Again add the strained jaggery juice to the pan and bring it to boil. Add the aval to the pan and mix well.
Add cardamom powder and grated coconut to the sweet aval and give a good mix. Finally add ghee and roasted cashews and mix well and remove the sweet aval from flame
The simple and yummy Sweet Aval / Aval Jaggery / Swee Poha is now ready for neivedhyam or for serving!
I really just love your site and started trying so many dishes. when i tried this it became very hard at the final stage can u please guide me where i went wrong……….. in order i will try once again Thanks
i Madame! hope all is well. Happy Krishna Jayanthi! I like you site. Tried eggless suji or rava cake. Got many likes from my family members. I am going to try this sweet aval recipe for Krishna Jayanthi. Will update you with the response from my family. One favour madame. I need an eggless carrot cake recipe please. we are vegetarians. Thanks.
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dear madam which type of aval we use thin or thick aval ?.
Hi Udhaya, we can use any type. Thick aval needs more soaking time than the thinner variety. So we can have our choice.
Dear Maami,
I really just love your site and started trying so many dishes. when i tried this it became very hard at the final stage can u please guide me where i went wrong……….. in order i will try once again Thanks
Mam
What consistency should the jaggery be in to add aval. The paagu consistency?
no consistency for jaggery. Just melt jaggery strain it and then again keep in flame and when it starts to boil, add aval
I prepared today
It came out very well,Thank you
So glad Thank you so much
i Madame! hope all is well. Happy Krishna Jayanthi! I like you site. Tried eggless suji or rava cake. Got many likes from my family members. I am going to try this sweet aval recipe for Krishna Jayanthi. Will update you with the response from my family. One favour madame. I need an eggless carrot cake recipe please. we are vegetarians. Thanks.
Thank you so much Neellavathi. Glad to hear! Hope sweet aval turned good. I will try to share carrot cake ASAP. Thanks!