Friday, October 1, 2010

Huli Avalakki ( Tangy poha)



Ingredients:
1. Poha (puffed rice) - 2 cups
2. Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup
3. Jagery (powder) - 2-3 tsp
4. Coconut - 3/4 cup
5. Mustard seeds (for grinding) - about 10-12 nos (less than 1/4 tsp)
6. Red chillies - 5-6 nos
7. Salt
8. Termeric - 1/4 tsp
9. For seasoning - oil - 5-6 tsp, mustard seeds, curry leaves - 10 nos, peanuts - 6-7 nos, hing


Method:
1. Wash poha and drain out the water, add jagery,salt,termeric powder, tamarind
    pulp to the washed poha and mix well.
2. Set poha aside for 10 mins
3. For masala, grind red chillies,mustard seeds,coconut , do not add water
   (Note: first grind red chillies and mustard seeds, once it is powdered add
   coconut and continue grinding)
4. In a frying pan, add oil, mustard seeds, once it splutters add peanuts,hing,
    curry leaves and fry for 1 min
5. Now add grinded masala to the seasoning, fry till raw smell of coconut goes off
6. Add soaked poha to this frying pan and mix well with the masala.
7. Keep mixing poha for 5 mins in low flame.

Servings - 2