Aval Payasam is a delightful combination of sweetness and warmth. It is a popular South Indian dish, exemplifies cultural diversity and culinary richness, making it a popular choice among home cooks and chefs. Aval Payasam, a simple and rich sweet dish made of flattened rice or poha, is traditionally served during festivals, celebrations, and special occasions.
In Chef Deena’s Kitchen, Aval Payasam is prepared in a no-heat or no-cook version, where the recipe is completed by combining the necessary ingredients together without cooking. Soaked Flattened Rice/Aval is combined with mashed ripened Banana, Country Sugar, Cardamom Powder, Dry Raisins, Cashew Nuts and Coconut Milk, resulting a soothing delicacy. This No Fire Aval Payasam is an easy, tasty and a quick sweet version, which holds a special place in our culinary traditions.
Serving
Difficulty
- 100 gramsRed Poha/Aval/Flattened Rice
- 3 to 4 No'sBanana
- 1 Whole No.Coconut
- To TasteCountry Sugar
- 10 to 15 No'sDry Grapes
- 1/4 TspCardamom Powder
- 10 to 15 No'sCashewnut
- 1The first step in this preparation is to soak the red poha or flattened rice in water for 2–3 hours.
- 2To extract coconut milk, chop Coconut into small slices and blend in a mixer jar with 1 ½ glass of water.
- 3Strain the blend mixture using a strainer and keep the filtered Coconut milk aside.
- 4Strain the soaked flattened rice thoroughly and add it to a medium sized mixing bowl. Followed by Flattened rice, add mashed Bananas to the flattened rice.
- 5The next step is to add the Country Sugar, Cardamom Powder, Raisins, and Cashew nuts to the mixture.
- 6Mash all of the additional ingredients together thoroughly.
- 7Combine the mashed mixture with the coconut milk and mix thoroughly.
- 8A delicious Aval Payasam without fire is now available for consumption.
Chef Deena
Chef Deena Dhayalan, famous for Adupankarai show in Jaya Tv and also for Anjaraipetti in Zee Tv is now in youtube on Chef Deena Kitchen (CDK) cooking traditional foods by visiting the traditional places