Karthigai Pori is made either with aval pori or nel pori.This is the traditional aval pori urundai usually prepared for karthigai deepam and nel pori recipe. Today we will learn how to make Aval Pori (karthigai Deepam Special) following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.This is my most favorite than Sweet pori as the crunch in the Roasted chana dal and Roasted coconut gives the taste to another level. Do try this karthigai aval kadalai pori recipe and enjoy!.
VARIATIONS:
- In particular we use nel pori for karthigai pori recipe, but you can try with normal aval pori too.
- Toast and add sesame seeds for extra flavour and crunch.
STORING SUGGESTIONS:
- Store in an airtight container keeps well for about 10 days in room temperature itself.
- Do not refrigerate or freeze karthigai pori.
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Karthigai Aval Pori recipe
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
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First clean the aval pori and make it ready. Some time nel skin(the husk) will be there so remove from the pori.
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Add roasted chana dal then mix it well. Transfer the pori in the large & wide plate.
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Now heat the pan add ghee.Then add chopped coconut.
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Roast it in medium flame until coconut turns golden color. Keep it aside until room temperature.
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Heat the pan add powder jaggery and water.
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Heat it up for few minutes just for the jaggery to get dissolved. Strain to remove impurities.
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Heat it up again the jaggery water and keep cooking in medium flame.
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To check the Consistency : Keep a separate plate ready filled with little water. Take a drop of jaggery syrup and put it in water, it should stand firm and not dissolve as shown below. This is enough no need to check rolling and all. Then switch off the flame.
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Now add dry ginger powder, cardamom powder & pinch of salt .
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Mix it well. The jaggery syrup is ready, When its hot only add in to the pori.
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Now add the roasted coconut then mix it well.
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Add jaggery syrup mix well so that the syrup coats the pori evenly. Let the mixture cool down then later spread in a plate.
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Now our karthigai deepam pori is ready .Once its cool down store in airtight container and enjoy!
RECIPE VIDEO IN TAMIL DOWN HERE
Note
- when you mix it it will be sticky after than sometime it tends to separate.
- The color of the Karthigai Pori Recipe totally depends on the jaggery variety. I used paagu vellam here, you can use the yellow variety too.