puli aval

this is one of the quick tiffins and easy too...

ingredients:

rice flakes or aval(thick)-1 cup
jaggery-a small piece
turmeric-a pinch
hing for taste
peanuts roasted-2 tbsp
tamarind paste-1 cup
mustard-1/2 tbsp
curry leaves -a handful
dry coconut powder - 2 tbsp (optional)
oil-2 tbsp
salt

masala powder:

cinnamon-1"stick
cloves -2
dhaniya or coriander seeds -2 tbsp
jeera or cumin-1/2 tbsp
chana dhal or kadalaiparuppu-1 tbsp
red chillies-6 nos

Fry the above ingredients in a kadai and powder them in a mixie.

Method.

Roast the aval for 2 mts in a dry kadai and grind into to rava consistency coarsely in a mixie.

Soak the coarse aval in tamarind paste.Add turmeric and jaggery to this mixture.

Allow it to stand for 30 mts.After half an hour the aval wud have absorbed the water and becum fluffy. Now add the masala powder to the aval.

Now heat oil in a kadai and add mustard,curry leaves,hing and let it splutter.

Now add the poha and add the coconut powder.

Yummy puli aval is ready to eat now.This can be served with a cup of raita or plain yoghurt !!!