Meena's Taste Mantra

Chakkarai Aval Pori | Sweet Aval Pori | Sweet Kurmura

Chakkarai Aval Pori is a sweet kurmura. This is made as a prasadam during Karthigai Deepam. During school days, this used to be a favourite snack item and all my friends used to love this. We used to wait for Karthigai Deepam as Amma made this only for the occasion!

Ingredients:

100 gms Aval Pori | Puffed Rice

200 gms Sugar

1 tsp Coconut, diced into small pieces

1/4 tsp Elaichi | Cardamom Powder

1 tsp Ghee | Clarified Butter

1/2 cup Water

Method:

Clean the Aval Pori for any husks. stone, black colored Pori and seive it to remove dust, if any. Keep aside.
In a Kadai, add water, sugar and diced coconut and keep on high flame. Keep stirring it continuously till the sugar dissolves.
When the sugar syrup attains one string consistency switch off the flame.
Add the Aval Pori, Ghee and Elaichi Powder and mix well.
The sugar syrup must get nicely coated on the Aval Pori. The Aval Pori will be separated. There may be few chunks of Aval Pori, but thats not an issue.
Once they come to room temperature, store them in an air-tight container.

Whenever Amma makes this for Karthigai Deepam, after the pujai, while eating the prasadam, I first check for the chunks of Aval Pori as they taste amazing!

This can be made for kids as a sweet snack.

Hope you enjoy this recipe. Please do share your experience with us!

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.