BEATEN RICE UPPITTU ( AWALAKKI OR AWAL OR POHA UPPITTU )

Awalakki/Aval/ Poha/ Flattened rice is one of the healthy grain and we can prepare varieties of dishes using Awalakki. This is one of the traditional dish and easy to prepare too.

 

 Thick Awalakki is used to prepare this dish and it is cleaned and soaked in water for some time. With that we add some spices and spices. Then it is seasoned.
Lets see the recipe now.

Things Needed :

Awalakki : 1cup
Salt : to taste
Turmeric Powder : a pinch

Jaggery : 2 table spoons
Water : 1/2 cup

Coconut : 1/2 cup

Red chilly : 3 to 4

Mustard Seeds : 1 spoon

Oil : 2 Table spoon
Urd Daal : 1 Spoon

Curry leaves : 6 to 8 leaves

Coriander leaves : 2 to 3 sticks

Ghee : 1 Tablespoon

Method :

1. Wash and soak awalakki with 1/2 Cup of water. Add salt, turmeric powder and jaggery. Mix it well and keep it aside.

2. Grate coconut and dry grind. Add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds and red chilly with coconut to dry grind.

3. Now keep a pan on the fire and heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil.
4. Add mustard seeds, urid dal .(each 1/2 spoon).

5. Let it splutter. Add curry leaves and put soaked awalakki to it.

6. Mix it well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add water if required.
7. Add ground coconut - mustard- red chilly mixture and mix it well. Add a teaspoon of ghee.

8. Let it cook on low flame. Wait till all the moisture disappear and avalakki turns soft and cooked.

9. Add cut coriander leaves and shift awalakki to a serving bowl.
10. Serve with  a cup of curd.

Note : 

Thick awalakki should be used. Use of water according to the quantity. Avalakki should be soft and cooked well to get the good taste. 

Adding chilly is optional. Adding ghee adds to the taste. Adding ground nuts is optional. Fry them in the oil along with mustard seeds.

Time : 30 minutes.

Serves : 4 to 5.

Rava Crispy..

Rava Crispy..is a snack..goes well with Tea..

Things needed :

Rava : ( Medium Samolina) :1 Cup

Wheat Flour : 1/4 cup

Red chilly powder : 2 Tea spoons

Jeera ( Cummin Seeds) : 1/2 Tea spoon.

Salt : To taste

Water ; Required..water..

Oil :To Fry( 1 cup )

Method :

Mix Rava, wheat flour , salt and jeera with I table spoon of hot oil. ( heat a spoon of oil in a pan).

Then add little by little water and make thick dough..Keep it for 10 minutes..

Now keep a pan on the fire..Heat oil ..Divide the dough in to small ball and roll them with roller..in to thin papads. When oil is hot fry them one by one in medium heat until it is slightly brown ..and remove from the oil... Serve them with ketchup.

Note : The dough should be thick..or it absorb lot of oil while frying and papad will not be crispy..

Must fry them in medium heat..

20 small papads can be made.

Crispy Chaat... Cut onions . tomatoes ...coriander leaves and green chillies and coriander leaves in to small pieces..Can add cucumber also..Remove the seed part

Grate 1 carrot..mix together... add salt ...when you are ready to serve..take a small bowl of vegetable mixture...add little lemon if you like and crush 3 crispy poories..mix well. Sprinkle

Chaat masaala on the top and serve ..