Avil ammni kolakattai with masala

 INGREDIENTS

Flattened rice/ poha/ avil, thick variety

Take 1 ½ cups of avil, wash and add little water to soak well, once soft, then remove water if it is there, then grind ½ the quantity of soaked avil well without adding any water. Mix well adding salt to taste.

In a kadai add 1 ½ tbsp oil, add ½ tsp mustard seeds, 2 tsp chana dal, 2 tsp urad dal, mix well, once golden add ½ tsp hing, chopped red/green chilies to taste, along with 1 tbsp chopped ginger and 1 tbsp chopped curry leaves, add 1 medium size onion finely chopped, fry till it is light pink, then pour it over the mixed avil well.

Put the pressure cooker with idli plates or the  idli vessel, spread a wet cloth over the plates and put the rolled out avil balls to steam for 5 minutes. Cool it well.

In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil, put ½ tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp jeera, 1 tsp urad dal, fry well till dal is golden, add little hing, finely chopped curry leaves, add 1 big onion finely chopped, once onion turns brown, add the paste of 1 tomato, along with little salt for onion-tomato mixture, fry for 3 minutes, add chili pdr to taste, mix all well, till it reduces, all the water has evaporated and the oil starts oozing out from the mixture. Now add the steamed avil balls, mix well so that the balls are well coated with the masala, serve hot.

 

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