Atukulu Kesari is a different Kesari from the regular Rava Kesari. Here I roasted the poha and made into coarse powder and then prepared this halwa. This recipe is adapted from Blend with spices by Hari Chandana
Ingredients:
- Atukulu/poha/Flattened rice- ½ cup
- Ghee- 5 tbsp
- Cashew nuts -2tbsp
- Raisins-1tbsp
- Cardamom powder-½tsp
- Sugar-½cup
- Food colour/ saffron mixed in milk
Preparation:
- Heat a pan and roast the poha for 3-4 minutes
- Allow it to cool and grind into a coarse powder
- Again, heat a pan with ghee, fry the cashews and raisins till they turn into golden colour. Take them into a bowl and keep aside
- In the same pan add the powdered poha mixture and fry 2-3 mins or until a nice aroma comes.
- Add 1 cup of hot water and combine everything well without any lumps
- Add the remaining ghee and cook completely.
- Next add sugar, food colour along with cardamom powder and mix everything well.
- Keep mixing and cook for 5-6 mins or until it leaves the side of the pan
- Add the fried cashews, raisins and mix well and transfer into a severing bowl and enjoy this delicious atukulu Kesari with family and friends for this Diwali
Atukulu Kesari |Atukulu Halwa for Diwali
Atukulu Kesari is a different Kesari from the regular Rava Kesari. Here I roasted the poha and made into coarse powder and then prepared this halwa. This recipe is adapted from Blend with spices by Hari Chandana ponnaluri.
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Servings: 4 People
Ingredients
- Atukulu/poha/Flattened rice- ½ cup
- Ghee- 5 tbsp
- Cashew nuts -2tbsp
- Raisins-1tbsp
- Cardamom powder-½tsp
- Sugar-½cup
- Food colour/ saffron mixed in milk
Instructions
- Heat a pan and roast the poha for 3-4 minutes
- Allow it to cool and grind into a coarse powder
- Again, heat a pan with ghee, fry the cashews and raisins till they turn into golden colour. Take them into a bowl and keep aside
- In the same pan add the powdered poha mixture and fry 2-3 mins or until a nice aroma comes.
- Add 1 cup of hot water and combine everything well without any lumps
- Add the remaining ghee and cook completely.
- Keep mixing and cook for 5-6 mins or until it leaves the side of the pan
- Add the fried cashews, raisins and mix well and transfer into a severing bowl and enjoy this delicious atukulu Kesari with family and friends for this Diwali
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Halwa with poha sounds amazing...It looks delicious too...Awesome recipe to celebrate the special day
Poha halwa sounds so yummy. Good to know that Poha can be used this way also. Wonderful and sweet share this festiv season.
All time favourite kesari, just love semiya and poha kesari very much than the usual semolina one.. Inviting Pavani.
Wow Halwa with Poha , never tried or tasted. Looks simply Irresistable. Beautiful recipe. Thanks for sharing
I think I can eat Kesari any time of the day. The dessert is super easy to make, esp your version with poha which we call as Aval Kesari. When we visit our Native down south, we ensure that we have kesari atleast once with upma.
Halwa with poha sounds so healthy and delicious. This is such a great idea of using poha into dessert. Thanks for sharing!!
I need to try this halwa with poha, it looks so good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Halwa with flatten rice sounds delicious. Never heard about it. Thanks for a completely new recipe. Awesome share.
Wow, Pavani, would never have thought of using poha to make a sweet dish like kesari. Looks so inviting.
Kesari is my to go quick dessert for my sweet cravings...Poha kesari looks so yummy and is super easy n quick to make!!
Halwa with posh sounds so good. It looks amazingly delicious 😋
Looks yummy! Never tried before, looking forward to soon:)
Halwa with poha sounds so yummy and tasty. Never made it, I must very soon.
Atukulu kesari is something new. Had never thought of making kesari with this, looks good.
Poha halwa sounds super yummy !!!
Such a wonderful share for the festive season.
Yumm kesari with poha! Looks delicious and a quickie treat to make!