Powdered spiced poha (Kuttavalakki)

Avalakki/poha is supposed to be one of the easiest and cheapest snacks. We have heard in Mahabharat that Sudaama gave avalakki to Srikrishna which he ate with much pleasure. Many people like the dishes prepared with it very much. Many dishes are prepared with it depending upon individual taste.

Kuttavalakki – kuttida(powdered or in literal meaning, pounded) avalakki(poha/flattened rice) is a dish prepared with powdered avalakki. This comes under evening snacks. My mother used to prepare this and we children liked it very much. She would make paper cones, put this in and give small paper spoons to eat this. I haven’t seen it prepared at my husband’s family. Some of the reader’s of this blog asked for “forgotten” recipes. So I thought of posting this.

Ingredients:
8 cups poha/avalakki of thin thickness
1cup desiccated coconut
1 cup dalia
3 tea spn tamarind
6 tea spn jaggery
2 tea spn coriander powder
2 tea spn cumin powder
2 tbl spns chilli powder
1/2 tea spn turmeric powder
2-3 tea spns(approx) salt

Seasoning:
4 tea spn coconut oil
2 tea spns mustard seeds
3 tea spns coconut pieces(cut into thin slices)
4 tea spns groundnuts(peanuts)
4 tea spns dalia
2 springs curry leaves
6-7 red chilli pieces

Method:
Heat or warmup the poha on a low flame and powder it using a mixer. Powder dalia separately and then mix it with powdered poha. Powder dessicated coconut with jaggery and tamarind. Mix coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder and turmeric powder(do not add water). Add salt to this and then mix it with poha-dalia powder manually or using a mixer.
Take coconut oil in a pan and heat it on a low flame. Do seasoning with mustard seeds, coconut pieces, groundnut, dalia, curry leaves and red chilli pieces. Add the prepared mixture of poha, dalia etc to this and mix all these on a low flame. Take off heat and cool to room temperature. Store it in a air tight container. It remains good for a long time.
While serving, sprinkle some fresh coconut gratings or yogurt over it.