Aval/Poha Kesari

Ingredients:

Poha/Aval - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup
Warm Milk - 1 tbsp
Saffron strands - Little
Cashews - 5
Raisins - 5
Elaichi powder - a pinch
Ghee - As reqd

Method:

• Dry roast poha and transfer to a plate.
• Color should not change.
• Blend it, not fine, it should look like rava.
• Heat ghee in pan and roast cashews and raisins.
• Transfer this to plate and set aside.
• In a bowl add warm milk and soak saffron strands.
• Now boil water in pan and add blended poha.
• Cook in low flame till poha is cooked.
• Which means it absorb water and will be semithick.
• Now add sugar, saffron milk and mix well.
• Cook well till you get desired consistency.
• Add in ghee and roasted nuts and raisins.
• Mix well.
• Add a pinch of elaichi powder and mix well.
• Drizzle ghee and serve hot.