Malnad Style Gojjavalakki | Malnad Gojjavalakki | Breakfast Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
A simple and flavourful poha/avalakki dish, malnad style gojjavalakki
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups medium avalakki/poha
To Roast Into a Powder:
  • 1 Tbsp kadale bele/chana dal
  • 1 Tbsp uddina bele/urad dal
  • 2 red chilli
  • 1 pinch hing
For Tadka and Gojju:
  • 1½ Tbsp oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • ¼ Tsp cumin
  • 1 pinch hing
  • 1 broken red chilli
  • 6-7 leaves karibevu/curry leaves
  • 1 Tsp kadale bele/chana dal
  • 1 Tsp uddina bele/urad dal
  • ½ Tsp arishina/turmeric/haldi
  • 1 Tsp tamarind paste or 2 Tbsp tamarind extract
  • 1 Tbsp jaggery
  • ½ Tsp black pepper powder
  • ¼ Cup water
  • ¼ Cup desiccated coconut
Method
  1. Roast chana dal, urad dal till light golden
  2. Throw in 2-3 red chillies and roast till it releases aroma
  3. Once it is cooled, add into a dry grinder and grind into a masala powder
  4. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard and jeera and let it splutter
  5. Add a pinch of hing, then add urad dal, chana dal, few dry red chilli pieces, curry leaves and fry till dals turns golden
  6. Then add groundnuts and fry till they turn crisp and golden
  7. Add ground masala powder and add ¼ Cup water
  8. Keep sauteing till gojju thickens
  9. Wash and soak avalakki/poha in water
  10. Drain water after 2-3 mins and keep aside
  11. Once gojju thickens, add black pepper powder, salt
  12. Add tamarind paste and jaggery, mix well
  13. Then add desiccated coconut and mix well
  14. Add drained poha and start mixing well
  15. Malnad gojjavalakki is ready to eat
Notes
Add little rasam powder if you want it more spicy

Serve gojjavalakki immediately

Serve gojjavalakki with aralu sandige
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/malnad-style-gojjavalakki/