GOJJAVALAKKI is a tangy and little sweet dish prepared using powdered thick poha/ beaten rice/ avalakki ( in Kannada). The tangy taste of tamarind coupled with the sweet taste of jaggery and spices like rasam powder roasted til (sesame seeds) and the crunchy peanuts makes it a delicious dish for breakfast or evening snack. Tastes like puliyogare.
Ingredients
1 cup thick poha / Gatti avalakki / beaten rice
1.5 tblsp tamarind pulp
1tblsp jaggery
2 tsp rasam pdr
1 tblsp sesame / til
Pinch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 tblsp oil
1 tsp mustard
1 sprig of curry leaves
one red chilli cut into bits
Pinch of hing / asafoetida powder
2 tblsp chana dal
2 tblsp urad dal
2 tblsp peanuts
1/4 cup dry coconut gratings
Procedure
Grind poha and make powder without adding water (rava consistency)
Put the powdered poha in a bowl add salt, powdered jaggery, rasam powder and turmeric powder to it and mix well
Add tamarind pulp and 3/4 cup water to it, mix well and keep covered for 20 mins
Heat oil in a pan , add mustard, once it starts crackling add curry leaves,hing, red chilli bits and fry for a second
Now add chana dal, urad dal and peanuts and fry till they turn crisp and brown
Finally, add the soaked powdered poha and mix well, cook for 5 mins
Serve with tea or coffee.
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