Gojjavalakki / Huli Avalakki (Crushed and Spiced Poha)

A tea time/ breakfast dish for you guys this time.... This is a very simple and easy to make dish. This one, again, gets its name from the tamarind that's added to it!! Though very easy to make, this dish needs a little bit of pre- planning. You need to give about 30-45 mins of soaking time for the poha. So, I wont call this an instant dish... But yes, it is worth the wait!! :)

Am sending this over to Sig for the JFI-Tamarind event that she is hosting this month. Thanx Sig for hosting and Thanx Indira from Mahanandi, for having come up with the wonderful JFI idea!!

Ingredients:

1 cup Thick Poha

1 tbsp Jaggery

1 tsp Tamarind paste

1-2 tsp Rasam powder (home made or readymade, any brand of your choice)

Salt as per taste

1-2 strands Cilantro, chopped finely

1-2 tsp Oil

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

3-4 Curry leaves

1-2 tsp Peanuts

A pinch of Hing

1/2 tsp Chana-Urad Dal mixture

Method:

1. Pulse the poha in the blender a couple of times, so that it is crushed coarsely; Make sure not to powder it too smooth; Keep aside.
2. Mix jaggery, tamarind, salt and rasam powder in 2 cups of water and place on stove on low heat; Keep stirring until all the jaggery and salt dissolves in. Note: You do not have to really boil the water here. Mild heating should be enough. This spiced water should taste a little strong.... in the sense that, there should be a little extra of all ingredients.
3. Pour the spiced water on the crushed poha little by little; Mix continuously. Add enough of it to make the poha damp; DO NOT add too much spiced water and make a paste out of the poha. The poha should still be separate and remain in crumbles.
4. Cover and let soak for about 15-20 mins; If you feel the poha is too dry, ad little more of the spiced water and let soak for another 20-30 mins. The poha would have absorbed the spices well, by now.
5. Adjust the sweetness and salt according to your taste.
6. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds; Add hing, curry leaves, peanuts and dal mixture;Once done, add to poha; Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.

Prep Time: About 1 hr;

Serves: 1-2 people;

More Avalakki/Poha recipes on Mane Adige:

Avalakki Mixture/Chiwda

Avalakki Upkari