Poha/Aval Kozhukattai / Balls

 

Ingredients:

Aval/Poha - 1 1 /2 cup

Big onion - 2 (fine chop)

Tomato - 1 (puree)

Dry Red Chilly - 3

Chilly powder - 1 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - 1/4 cup

Coriander Leaves - Little

Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• In a bowl, add in cleaned poha.
• Add littler water to soak this.
• Set this aside.
• Once water is absorbed, take little poha and add to blender.
• Blend this and add to remaining poha.
• Add in salt and mix well with hand.
• Heat oil in pan and add in mustard seeds, channa dal and urad dal.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Once dal color changes, reduce flame to low.
• Add in fine chopped curry leaves(reserve little).
• Add in 1 fine chopped onion and chilly and saute well.
• Add this to poha and mix well with spoon.
• Grease your hands with oil and make small balls.
• Steam this for 5-6 mins and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add in curry leaves and onion and saute well.
• Add in tomato puree and cook in low flame.
• Add in chilly powder and mix well.
• Cook till oil oozes.
• Now add in steamed balls and toss well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
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