Sweet Aval with Jaggery and Coconut is one of the simplest sweet dish and it is very instant too. This Vella Aval is also healthy as aval and also jaggery is good for health. You can give this to kids as after school snacks. Instead of letting them eat chips and chocolates, you can offer them healthier snacks like this, when they are back from school. It is filling and also nutritious. Vella Aval is a very simple snack or dessert prepared with aval and jaggery. Also this is a no cooking recipe yet yummy one. This sweet aval or sweet poha can be offered to god as prasadham on special days. This sweet aval is usually prepared during the time of Krishna Janmashtami. If you would like to make any changes in this recipe, you can add banana and milk along with Poha and serve. It is popular in most parts of the country under different names like teppi atukulu, meetha poha, godaso pou, goda phovu, vella aval and sihi avalakki. This Poha is very famous in India and available everywhere. Lets see the simple steps to make this tasty dish.
For preparing this instant snack you can use any aval, thin or thick or any variety. I have used Kerala Red rice aval (thick variety). If you want to make it more crispy,heat a pan and dry Roast the aval for 5 minutes in medium flame.
Take a plate and add grated coconut.
Add crushed jaggery and mix it well with your hand.Make sure the jaggery you are using does not have any mud or impurities.