Aval Kesari Recipe – Avalakki Kesari Bath Recipe – Poha Sheera Recipe {Video}

Aval Kesari or Avalakki Kesari Bath or Atukula Kesari is a South Indian style dessert made with beaten rice, sugar and ghee. This halwa is so quick to make and requires a very few ingredients. This can be served as a naivedyam during festivals such as Gokulashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri. This can also be served as a dessert or sweet snack on any occasion.

Few More Halwa Recipes on the blog:

• Semiya Pineapple Kesari
• Godhuma Rava Kesari
• Orange Rava Kesari
• Pineapple Kesari
• Paal Rava Kesari
• Beetroot Halwa
• Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa

Few Tips to Make the Best Aval Kesari:

• Do not use thin poha or paper poha to make this poha halwa.
• Make sure you grind the roasted poha to get the rava like texture. Do not powder them.
• Make sure the poha or aval is fully cooked before you add sugar to attain soft texture.
• You can use saffron instead of food color to enhance the flavor. Soak a pinch of saffron in warm water and use.

Atukula Halwa or Poha Sheera Recipe with Video below:

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Aval Kesari Recipe - Poha Halwa Recipe

A quick and easy South Indian halwa recipe made with poha, sugar and ghee. Krishnashtami special recipe

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: South Indian

Keyword: authentic, Indian Food, naivedyam

Servings: 2

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Poha
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
• 8 Cashewnuts
• 8 Raisins

Instructions

• Dry roast the poha over a low-medium flame for 3-4 minutes and let it cool completely.
• Grind the roasted beaten rice into a coarse powder.
• Heat two tablespoons of ghee in a pan and add the cashews. Fry until light golden color.
• Add raisins to it and continue roasting till golden brown color. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
• In the same ghee, add the ground beaten rice / poha and roast for 2 - 3 minutes.
• Pour 1 cup of hot water to the roasted poha and mix well without any lumps.
• Add 2 tablespoons of ghee to it and mix well.
• Keep stirring and cook until the mixture is thick and poha is completely cooked.
• Add sugar, cardamom powder and food color or saffron to and mix well.
• Keep stirring and cook for about 5-8 minutes or till you get the halwa consistency.
• When the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan, add the fried cashews and raisins and combine well.
• Remove from the flame and serve warm or cold.

Video

How to Make Avalakki Kesari Bath Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

• Take poha in a pan and keep roasting for 3-4 minutes. No need to change the color.
• Turn off the flame and let it cool completely before grinding.

• Transfer the cooled poha to a blender or mixie jar and grind it into a coarse powder. It should be similar to rava.
• Keep this aside.

• Heat two tablespoons of ghee in a pan and roast cashews to light brown color.
• When the cashews are lightly browned, add raisins and continue frying till golden brown color.
• Remove them from the ghee and set aside.

• In the same pan, add the coarsely ground poha.

• Roast the poha in ghee for about 2-3 minutes.

• When the poha is roasted, pour one cup of hot water to it and mix everything well without any lumps.

• Add the remaining two tablespoons of ghee to it and mix.

• Keep stirring and cook until the poha is completely cooked and thick.

• When the poha is fully cooked and soft, add sugar, cardamom powder and food color or saffron to it. Mix well.

• Keep stirring and cook for 5-8 minutes until the mixture is thick and leaves the sides of the pan.

• When the halwa is thick, add the fried cashews and raisins. Mix everything well.
• Turn off the flame and serve warm or cold.