Samba aval sweet pongal - easy to make sweet pongal with red thick samba aval, jaggery and ghee. We usually make sweet pongal with raw rice and millets. A few months ago, my Grandma prepared this samba aval pongal for kadaisi velli pooja (every Tamil month last Friday is called kadaisi velli). It turned out very well and easy too. We can also make this pongal with white thick aval too. This is the best neivedyam for festivals. This pongal tastes good with thick aval rather than the thin aval. So make sure to use either samba thick aval or white thick aval. The colour of the sweet pongal depends upon the type of aval and jaggery you use. Roasting the aval in ghee will give a unique flavour for the pongal. Since we are using thick samba aval, make sure to cook the aval nicely and then add the jaggery syrup to it. The making process of this aval sweet pongal is quite similar to aval with jaggery, but they tastes different. Although the process looks quite simple, there are some simple mis
Sweet corn pomegranate salad is an easy, simple and healthy salad made using sweet corn kernels, pomegranate, coconut and tempered with mustard and green chilly. This salad is perfect for potluck parties. When I was talking about potluck party recipes for Aval vikatan magazines, Amudha perimma from Bengaluru shared this salad recipe to me. It tasted so good and we had it for breakfast. I have given this recipe in 30 varieties potluck dishes in Aval vikatan supplement book 2 years ago. I enjoy sweet corns mostly when little crunchy. So I steamed the sweet corns in an idly pot. However, if you like to cook more soft, you can pressure cook the sweet corns for 1 whistle or you can cook in an open vessel. Green chilly gives a nice spiciness to this salad. You can adjust the green chilly according to your taste. You can also remove the tiny seeds inside the green chillies and then saute it with mustard. You can replace it with crushed black pepper or black pepper powder. A handful of freshl