AVAL PUTTU

This recipe too was a request.
I will have to go back the post to check.
Anyway here it is. Thanks, kugan98


AVAL PUTTU

Ingredients:
1 cup thick aval
1 cup grated jaggery
2 tbs grated coconut
1 tbs ghee
¼ tsp cardamom powder

Method:
Lightly roast the aval in a wok.
Let it cool and grind it little coarsely.

Now sprinkle little water, and mix the aval well.
Do it gently, it should be like bread crumbs. (uthir, uthir)
After 10 minutes, sprinkle little water more.
The aval should be soft, but uthir, uthir.

Heat a wok, add in the grated jaggery and little water.
Let it boil once, strain the syrup.

Now add the strained jaggery to the pan.
Cook till it forms a soft ball stage.
Now add in the coconut and stir well.
Lower the flame, and add in the aval little by little.

Keep the flame low for about 5 minutes.
Stir gently, till the aval puttu breaks down.
It will be like uthir, uthir.
Now add the ghee and the cardamom powder.
Mix gently. The aval puttu is ready for neivedhyam.

Note: soft ball consistency means,
when you drop a little of the syrup into ice water it will form a soft ball that will lose its shape when exposed to the air.