Tuesday, July 13, 2010

MASALA AVALAKKI OR MASALA POHA

Ingredients
2 cups of thick rice flakes or thick poha
1 medium size capsicum cut into small pieces
1 big onion cut into small pieces
2 tomatoes cut into small pieces
few curry leaves
2 teaspoons of cut coriander leaves
6 cut green cillis
2 teaspoon refined oil
1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds
2 tspoons of chana dal and urad dal
salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
Preparation
Soak rice flakes in 1/2 cup water in a bowl. Place a thick kadai r pan on a lighted stove add oil after it is heated add mustard seeds after it is popped up add chana dal and urad dal to it after it is done add green chillis, onions, capsicum, curry leaves, after few minutes, add tomatoes after it is fried well add the soaked poha (rice flakes) (remove excess water) to it add salt to it and mix it well and after few minutes add garam masala and chilli powder and coriander leaves and stir it well adn serve it hot it will b very tasty.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

THICK AVALAKKI(POHA) R RICEFLAKES INSTANT SAJJIGE

Ingredients
1 cup of thick rice flakes
1/2 cup of powdered jaggery
2 teaspoon of ghee
5 cashew nuts
5 dried grapes(kismis)
1 cup of milk
preparation
Soak the rice flakes in milk for few minutes. keep a thick bowl r kadai add ghee and heat it fry cashew and dry grapes pieces for few seconds. after it is completely fried ( golden brown) transfer it to a cup. then in the remaining ghee fry the soaked rice flakes add jaggery for few seconds on low flame put off the stove and garnish it with cashew and dry grapes. it is a tasty dish.