Curd Avalakki Poha
Ingredients :
Medium or Thick Poha Avalakki or Flattened Rice -1 cup
Curd / Yoghurt – 1 and 1/2 cup
Finely chopped Green Chillies – 2-3
Green grapes – 1/2 cup
Finely chopped Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 1/4 cup
Salt
Oggarane or Tampering Ingredients:
Ghee / Clarified Butter – 1 tsp
Cashew nuts – 7-8
Raisins (Kishmish) – 10 (optional)
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Urad dal / White Lenthils – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – 5-6
Method:
Soak the fresh Green grapes in salt water for 10 min. I always wash the grapes in salt water to remove some of the pesticides. I have seen people suffer from cold or throat infection due to chemicals on top the unwashed grapes.
Soak the Poha in water for 5-7 min. Check to make sure that the Poha has turned a bit soft but not too soft (do not soak Poha in water more than 7 min). Drain the water from the vessel, hand squeeze out all water from the Poha.
Add Green grapes (If the grapes are small in size, add directly or you can cut grapes into two pieces), Curd, Green chillies, Coriander leaves and Salt to the wet Poha. Mix well with hand or spoon. If needed add additional curd to these contents.
Oggarane or Tampering :
Heat a frying pan, pour Ghee, add Raisins and Cashew nuts. Fry until the nuts turn golden brown. Use a spoon to transfer the Raisins and Cashews to the Curd-Poha. Leave the Ghee in frying pan. Add Mustard seeds and fry. Once mustard seeds splutter, add Urad dal and Curry leaves and fry until Urad Dal turns golden brown. Add this tampering to Curd-Poha. Now the Poha is ready to be served.
This dish was also prepared for Shivaratri. This recipe is a good choice when you have been fasting and need to have something lightweight to break/keep the fast. And it’s quite easy to prepare as well. People have this very often for Ekadashi, Shivaratri and other occasions where fasting is involved.
Related Recipes:
Avalakki (Poha) Upkari
Huli Avalakki (Poha)
Oggarane Avalakki or Tampe…
Sweet Poha or Sweet Avalak…
Carrot Kosambari or Salad
Moong Dal Payasam or Hesar…
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