Vella pori / puffed rice balls, bars or pops

Ingredients

• Pori (Puffed rice) - About 200g.
• Powdered Jaggery (Sweet soft variety) - About 1.5cups
• Water - 1 ladle or 1/4cup
• Oil/ghee - 1 + 1 teaspoon ( use carotino oil)
• Cinnamon powder - 2 pinches
• Coconut - chopped or sliced very thin (optional)
• Roasted gram - 1 tablespoon (optional)

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Preparation

• In a wide thick wok put the jaggery alongwith water and heat till it reaches soft ball consistency(Imp.).
• Add the puffed rice (coconut and roasted gram if using) and mix so that the jaggery evenly coates the grains.
• Remove and gather the mixture into balls. Mine are quite big but you may start off with your level of comfort. Cool and store in air tight boxes. This makes a light, healthy and energetic snack.
• Alternatively (and this works out easy) you may spread the mixture in a non-stick baking dish and bake in a pre-heated oven for about five to ten minutes at 160 deg. C. Remove, cool completely and slice into bars. Mine split into uneven blocks and some even broke free and separated into coated grains.