Oct 10, 2008

Aval Mixture

Amma used to make whenever we ask her for
a quick snack in the evening.
Ingredients
Aval ( Poha ) - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1/2 cup
Oil - 1 cup
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Method
  • Heat oil in a kadai.
  • Fry the curry leaves in oil.
  • Take two tblsp of peanuts at a time and fry in the oil using steel strainer.
  • Now fry the poha using the steel strainer 2 tsp at a time.
  • The oil should be hot .Then only the poha pops up immediately.
  • Mix everything together with salt and chilli powder.
  • You can add Pottukadalai ( Chana dalia ) also to the mixture.

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17 comments:

Unknown said...

Perfect snack..Havent tried this myself though..Thansk for the idea for making todays snack akka!

Finla said...

I am nostalgic now. I love this snack.
We used to have them when we were little

ST said...

Its my favorite snack and it looks perfect and very tasty...

Cham said...

I use to mix poha in mixture, never made alone! Looks like another quick snack treat!

Laavanya said...

This is a mixture I really like.. Thanks for the recipe Kamala.

Uma said...

oooh, yum! My fav. kind of mixture. Thanks Kamala!

Illatharasi said...

Simple and good one!

Unknown said...

Wow!! looks so crunchy & yumm!

Unknown said...

Really excellant... nice entry... sounds deliicous...

Indian Khana said...

Always make this at home...simple and easy to make and tasty to get...gud one dear

Sum Raj said...

looks fantastic..

Suganya said...

Hi Kamala....
This is my fav. Look so good. I have a lot of poha in my pantry, will try it soon...

vandana rajesh said...

This is a great snack and healthy too when made at home. Nice pics. Thks for sharing the recipe.

Deepthi Shankar said...

lovely snack .. perfect for tea time

Uma said...

Have something for ya! Check it out here:

http://teluguruchi.blogspot.com/2008/10/moong-dal-kichidi.html

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Easy and quick... We can make this with a load of ppl at home, everyones fav...

Sunshinemom said...

This one looks exactly the way my Mom made it too! I must make this for the kids- thanks for reminding!