Red Aval / Poha Pongal

Red rice aval / poha has got a lot of health benefits, its gluten free and rich in iron, vitamin B, protein and carbohydrates.

Red Aval / Poha Pongal

No. of Serving : 3

Ingredients

Red Aval / Poha - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Cashew few

Raisins few

Salt a pinch

Preparation Method

1. Mix jaggery with little water, bring to boil, cool and filter it, keep aside.

2. Bring about 3 cups of water to lukewarm heat and turn off the flame, soak the aval/ poha in it for 5 minutes. Drain it.

3. In a pressure pan add milk, water, salt and soaked aval/poha and pressure cook for 4 whistle.

4. When pressure subsides, add jaggery mixture, cardamom powder and the nuts and raisins fried in ghee.

5. Serve warm.

Note:

You can also add coconut milk instead of regular milk.

You can also add grated coconut fried in ghee.