Dudhatle Fov (दुधातले फोव)

DudhatleFov is a Goan sweet dish, which is prepared specially for Janmashtami celebration and Diwali. ‘Dudh’ means milk and ‘fov’ refers to flattened rice or poha. This dish is made from red poha (organic), which is a local variety. Poha are cooked in milk, sweetened with sugar and flavoured with cardamom. It can be served warm or chilled.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1. Red poha – 1 1/4 cup
2. Milk – 500 ml
3. Water – 1/2 cup
4. Sugar – 3/4 cup
5. Green cardamom (powdered) – 2 to 3
6. Salt – a pinch

Procedure

• Wash and drain poha. Keep aside for 10 min. Sprinkle salt over it.
• Boil milk and keep aside.
• In a thick bottomed pan, take water and 1/2 cup of milk. Bring it to boil.
• Add poha to it.
• Once it starts bubbling, add milk and cook for 5 min. Stir occasionally. Flame should be low to medium. (If you want to add cashew nuts, then add at this stage)
• Add sugar and simmer for further 5 min. Stir occasionally.
• Let it rest for at least half an hour.
• Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.

Tip

You need to let it rest for some time after cooking, so as to get the proper consistency. If you find it thin, you may add more poha. If it turns thick, then little milk can be added later.

Cashew nuts can be added optionally.