Ingredients:

Red Aval – 1 cup

Badam (Almonds) – 20

water – as given in recipe below

Onion – 1 medium size

Ginger – 1/2 inch

Curry leaves – little

Mustard, Uradh dhal – little

Bengal Gram – 1 tbsp

Salt – as required

Oil – little

Method:

1. Grind red aval to a course powder (like ravai).

2. Soak bengal gram in water for 15 mins.

3. Soak badam in water so that u can peel it. Grind it into a fine paste adding water.

4. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped green chilli, grated ginger, soaked bengal gram and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.

5. Add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.

6. Mix water to the almond paste so that water+almond paste comes to 2 cups. Add this mixture and salt. When you see bubbles getting formed, reduce the heat to low and add the ground aval. Mix well without lumps.

6. Close the vessel and cook for 5-10 mins stirring in between. Once the aval is cooked, it is ready to be served.

This is a healthy morning breakfast. Children will like to have it with sugar and bananas. It tastes good with chutneys too.