Gojjavalakki or Huli Avalakki [Breakfast]

About:

This is a spice dish. Also known as poha in North India.

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

How to prepare?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Adjust the sweetness and salt according to your taste.

• 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.

How to Serve?

Can be taken with sauce. Usually people takes it in breakfast.

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