Another quick and healthy snack from my amma’s repertoire of easy snack recipes! As kids we used to always come home to find a tea time snack and different types of aval (poha) dishes used to be common. I have posted one aval recipe before – Aval nanachathu. Today I am posting a variation of this. This recipe of Aval Vilayichathu makes a snack that can last longer since it caramelizes the jaggery and lightly fries the poha in it. So this keeps longer.
Last week when I was at the Indian grocers, I noticed the pack of red poha which is poha made from red rice. This is common in Kerala and I think, not so common in other parts of India. I was instantly reminded of my amma’s ‘aval vilayichathu’ and so grabbed the pack so I could make it that weekend. This time I also added ripe plantain pieces which my mom also used to do sometimes. But this tastes great with or without plantains! A great healthy snack to munch when you need a little something sweet. Plus this is also gluten free for those on a gluten free diet.
Linking to Throwback Thursday this week. Also linking to Fiesta Friday where the co-hosts this week are Sonal @ simplyvegetarian777 and Laurie @ ten.times.tea.
Are you sure this is a snack? Seems more like a lovely dry dessert! Wouldn’t mind trying this one day!
ha ha . yes it could well be a healthy dessert 🙂
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Tasty Gluten free snack!
You took me back to my childhood with this dish Indu! Haven’t eaten it in such a long time! Need to make it soon! YUM!!!
Hi Naina ha ha I am glad to have transported you back into your childhood 🙂 such a comforting snack right?
I loved hearing about this! Thanks for linking up to us on Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
You are welcome Mollie!
I have never heard of it Indu and I am glad that I learnt it today from you. Recently I have started noticing the red poha in Indian stores but wasn’t sure how to use it… Now have an idea.. Can we make savoy poha also with the red variety?
red poha is a little sweet – just a tad bit so I am not sure if savory poha will be good with this.
Yummm! Simplicity at its best 🙂
thank you! yes simple and yummy!
Indu, love this sweet poha recipe. We offer sweet poha to God on Diwali day too. I like the addition of the dry ginger and banana in your recipe. Will try it soon.
oh really? Do you make it the same way Sandhya? yeah the plantains were my mum’s addition 🙂
I like the addition of plantains. Yes our recipe is otherwise very similar.
looks like lot of commonalities between kerala and Konkani/manglorean cuisine 🙂
I’ve never seen flat rice before. Very interesting! 🙂
Ronit, yeah flattened rice is called poha in India. It is used to make many breakfast and snack dishes. you should be able to find it in Indian grocers.
I will look for it. It sounds very interesting. Thank you! 🙂