Aval Vilayichathu

Ingredients list for Aval Vilayichathu

• 250 grams Pressed Rice
• 750 grams Jaggery grated
• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• 1/4 cup Coconut slivered
• 1/4 cup Sesame seeds (til)
• 1/2 cup Roasted chana dal (dalia)
• 2 Coconut scraped
• 1 teaspoon Green cardamom powder

Method

1. Heat ghee in a pan and lightly fry coconut slivers till golden. Drain and set aside. In the same ghee roast sesame seeds and roasted Bengal gram. Drain and set aside. Dissolve jaggery in one and half cups of water over low heat. Strain. Heat this syrup in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add scraped coconut and cook over low heat, stirring continuously, till one-thread consistency is reached.
2. Remove from heat, cool slightly and add the beaten rice and mix well. Add fried coconut slivers, sesame seeds and Bengal gram. Mix well and add green cardamom powder. Mix with a light hand. Cool and store in a dry container. It remains for several days.

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