Health Basket Karuppu Kavuni Flakes 200g

Aval upma for a rushed breakfast, mustard spluttering while someone searched for their shoes.

• What: Flattened karuppu kavuni (black rice) aval
• Pack: 200 g
• Brand: Health Basket
• Best for: Aval upma, sweet aval, kanji

Black rice, also called karuppu kavuni arisi (Tamil) · kala chawal (Hindi) · kalo chal (Bengali).

What it is

Karuppu kavuni is the old black rice of Tamil Nadu, the grain behind the dark kavuni arisi sweet at Chettinad weddings. Here it is pressed into aval (poha), so it cooks in minutes like the white flakes do, with no soaking or grinding.

The flakes are chewier than white poha, with a nutty, earthy taste, and they turn everything deep purple, the pan included. Rinse them briefly and they soften just enough to temper. Choosing between breakfast flakes? Kavuni aval for chewy and dark, plain white poha for soft and quick, kavuni kanji mix if you want it as a porridge.

Tip: Only rinse and drain. If you leave the flakes sitting in water, they go mushy and lose their bite.

Goes well with: Health Basket Karuppu Kavuni Kanji Mix, Heera Desiccated Coconut Fine, Native Food Store Jaggery Powder (Country Sugar)

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