Hasi Avalakki (Raw Poha)

Ingredients:

1. Avalakki - 2 cups
2. Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
3. Shredded Coconut - 1 cup
4. Green chilli - 3
5. Sour curd - 1/4 cup
6. Salt
7. Coriander leaves
8. For Seasoning:- Coconut oil - 3 tsp, Uradal - 1/2 tsp, Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp, hing, curry leaves - 7 nos

Method:

1. In a mixing bowl add Avalakki / Poha wash it for 2-3 times and drain the water
2. Mash green chillies with hand and mix it with washed Avalakki , then add salt, curd, chopped onions to the avalakki
3. Add little water to the mixing bowl (sufficient enough to soak Avalakki), mix well and set aside for 30 min
4. Finally make seasoning and add it to the mixing bowl, mix well and garnish with coriander leaves

Servings - For Two

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