Mosaru Avalakki | Dahi Poha | Mosaravalakki
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Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Humble and simple, mosaru avalakki, or dahi poha, Shri Krishna Janmashtami special
Ingredients
  • 1½ Cup thin or medium avalakki/poha/flattened rice
  • 1 Cup yogurt/curd + extra as required
  • Salt to taste
  • Water to wash and soak avalakki/poha/flattened rice
For Tadka:
  • 2 Tsp oil
  • ½ Tsp mustard
  • ¼ Tsp jeera
  • 1 pinch hing
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 1 Tsp uddina bele/urad dal
  • 1 Tsp kadale bele/chana dal
  • ½ finely chopped green chilli
  • ½ broken red chilli
  • ¼ Cup groundnuts
  • Chopped coriander
Method
  1. In a bowl, take the poha
  2. Pour some water till it is covered, rinse and discard the water, repeat once more
  3. Now add little water and the poha soak in water
  4. When it is soaking let's make tadka, heat oil in a small pan
  5. Add mustard and jeera and let it splutter
  6. Sprinkle a pinch of hing
  7. Next keep chilli, curry leaves, urad and chana dal in a plate together
  8. Add this to the tadka along with a broken red chilli and fry
  9. When dals turn crisp and golden, add groundnuts and fry
  10. After the groundnuts turn crisp and are fried well, add chopped coriander and fry, keep aside
  11. To soaked poha, add salt to taste
  12. Next add yogurt/curd to the soaked poha, mix very well
  13. Add tadka and mix well
  14. Adjust consistency by adding more yogurt/curd
  15. Serve fresh!
Notes
Ensure the yogurt/curd is sweet and not sour

You can also add some milk to adjust consistency and mellow the flavour of yogurt/curd a bit

Skip all tadka ingredients if you want, just mustard tadka will also be nice or even plain
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/mosaru-avalakki/