Friday, September 4, 2015

Krishnajayanthi special! Aval laddu.

Advance Happy Krishna jayanthi to all!
This weekend we will be celebrating the birthday of lord Krishna.  Krishna jayanthi is synonym with making a lot of sweet and savory dishes and offering it to Krishna.
 Aval/poha being his favorite, this receipe is even special. Aval laddu is very easy to make and requires few ingredients. 
It can be made in 20 minutes from start to finish. 
Try this laddu and make your celebration even more fun.

Ingredients:
Thick Aval/Poha-3/4 cup.
Roasted Bengal gram-1/4 cup.
Sugar- 1/3 cup.
Cardamom powder-1 pinch.
Cashew- 5(broken into small pieces).
Raisin- 10.
Ghee-1/4 cup( melted).






Method:
Clean the aval by removing any dirt and lightly roast on a low flame for 5 minutes till you smell the aroma of Aval.
Then dry roast the Bengal gram for 2 minutes.
Grind aval, bengal gram into a fine powder separately.
Grind sugar into a fine powder.
Using a spoon of ghee, fry the cashews and raisins.
In a mixing bowl, take ground aval, bengalgram powder, cardamom powder, sugar and fried cashew and raisin( mix well).
Heat ghee and add it to the bowl and make the mixture into round balls.
Aval laddu is ready!