Here is a quick snack recipe using aval.  Aval -Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) is a dehusked rice which is flattened into light dry flakes. It is used to make various breakfast and snack verities in Kerala and other South Indian states. The recipe I share here uses fried aval which can be mixed with sugar, jaggery and nuts make a quick snack to go well with tea or coffee.

Ingredients

1. Aval (flattened rice)     : 1 1/2 cup
2. Grated Coconut              : 1 cup
3. Oil (Or Ghee)                   : 1 1/2  T sp.
4. Cadamon Powder         : 1 pinch
5. Cashew nut & raisins (Optional)

Method

• Keep a pan (kadai) on stove and pour the oil (ghee)
• Add the aval and fry it until it become crispy  in medium flame (about three minutes)
• Add the coconut and fry for about another 2 minutes
• Add the cadamon powder and mix well and take the kadai out of stove.
• Fry the nuts and raisins in little ghee or oil and garnish the fried aval.

Serve it with jaggery or sugar along with hot tea or coffee.