AVAL VILAYICHATHU | FLATTENED RICE FLAKES FRY

AVAL VILAYICHATHU | AVAL VARATTIYATHU | അവല്‍ വിളയിച്ചത് 

INGREDIENTS : 

1. Jaggery -cut into small pieces- 1 cup ( or to taste)
2. Water- 1/2 cup
3. Aval/Poha/flattened rice flakes- 2 1/2 cup
4. Grated coconut- 1 cup
5. Cardamom powder- 1 tsp
6. Ginger powder /Chukku- 1/4 tsp( optional)
7. Ghee- 1 tsp & more for frying
8. Chana Dal /Kadala parippu- 1 1/2 tbsp
9. Cashew nuts and raisins- 8 to 10 nos

INSTRUCTINS : 

• Heat ghee in a pan and fry chana dal ,cashew nuts and raisins separately until it turns golden brown.Drain and keep aside.
• In a heavy bottomed pan ,add jaggery with 1/2 cup water and cook over low flame until it begins to thicken .(or until you get one thread consistency)
• Now add grated coconut and mix well.Cook for few minutes over low flame until it is thick.
• Add aval and mix well until combined.Switch off the stove.
• Now sprinkle cardamom and ginger powder followed by fried chana dal and cashew nuts.
• Finally drizzle 1 tsp ghee ( if using) and mix everything thoroughly.

NOTE : 

• You can also add a pinch of roasted cumin powder ,if desired.
• Strain the melted jaggery ,to remove impurities,if any.

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Kerala Style Ari Murukku | Tasty Rice Snack

Kerala Style Ari Murukku | Tasty Rice Snack 

Murukku is a traditional snack of Tamil nadu and Kerala , savory crunchy twists made from rice and urad dal flour.

INGREDIENTS : 

1. Fine rice flour - 3 cups 
2. Bengal gram Dhal (roasted, powdered and sieved) - ¼ cup 
3. White gingelly - 2 tsp
4. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
5. Asafoetida (fried in oil and powdered) - 1 tsp
6. Salt -to taste
7. Dalda or Ghee (hot melted) - 3 tsp
8. Sodium bi carbonate - 2 pinches.

INSTRUCTIONS : 

• Mix the flours in hot ghee or dalda with your fingers. Add water to it and knead well into a soft dough.
• Add all the remaining ingredients. Fill a seva press with the dough and press down making a star like coil into boiling oil and fry the murukku crisp. 
• Repeat till all the dough is over.

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