PULI AVAL
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
1cup 10minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 1cup Poha
  • A Lemon Sized Ball Tamarind
  • To Taste Salt
  • 1/2tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1tsp Sambhar Powder
  • 1 Capsicum
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 Carrot
  • A Few Coriander Leaves
TO TEMPER
  • 4tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1tsp Urad Dal
  • 1tsp Channa Dal
  • 1tsp Mustard
  • 1tsp Peanut
  • 2 Curd Chillies
  • 1 Green Chilly
  • 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
  • 1Sprig Curry Leaves
Instructions
  1. Cut and keep the vegetables ready.
  2. In a pan add sesame oil and add all the tempering items one by one.
  3. Now add the vegetables and then turmeric powder and sambhar powder.
  4. Take the tamarind extract and add it to the frying veggies.Also add salt at this stage.
  5. Strain the aval in a colander and set aside.When the tamarind gravy has turned thick and the raw smell has gone away add the strained aval.
  6. Yummy tangy puli aval with veggies is ready to be served. Garnish it with coriander leaves.
  7. Serve it with roasted/fried papad.Also with raita it tastes awesome.
Recipe Notes

Notes

You can add onions too along with the vegetables.

Cashews can be added for richness.

It is an easy lunch option as well with the addition of veggies.

If not adding sambhar powder you can add red chilly powder.