KOOVA KURUKKU

 

Ingredients

1. Koova podi/arrow root powder – 1 cup
2. Water – 4 cups
3. Jaggery grated – 1 cup
4. Chopped coconut pieces – ½ cup
5. Nenthra pazham – 1 chopped
6. Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
7. Ghee - 3 tbsp

Method

1. Grease a flat bottomed pan and keep aside.
2. Heat ghee, roast the coconut pieces, then fry chopped bananas for few mins and set aside.
3. Take  the koova podi /arrow root powder in a large mixing bowl, add ½ cup water (from the required 4 cups), mix well by stirring until lumps free, then add it to the remaining  3 ½ cup water and mix well.
4. Heat a sauce pan in low heat, transfer the mix into it, then add grated jaggery, cardamom powder, roasted coconut pieces and banana, stir continuously; in about 5 mins the mix will thicken and turn  jelly like ( begins to pull away from the sides).
5. Then Transfer the contents to the greased pan, level with the back of the spoon and let it cool. The koova kurukku will be like thick pudding. You can substitute jaggery with sugar.