27 April, 2016
Chickpeas/Kadalekalu southekayi avalakki
Here in North India, that is in Delhi, Gurgaon, People make chana Poha by adding either Kala chana(brown chickpeas) or Kabuli chana(white chickpeas) along with poha/rice flakes and few regular spices.
So taking clue from them, I got this new idea of preparing chickpeas rice flakes in both sweet and spicy versions. Actually I/we, the people of malenadu love to consume rice flakes always in any form and during any time of the day happily. We never get bored of this dish rather each time we consume it with the same passion, though we are consuming it since decades.
We by default, regularly make ‘Oggarane avalakki(tempered rice flakes)’ for breakfast. So its just that, I have put cucumber along with cooked chickpeas to our own Oggarane avalakki. But I must say it becomes entirely different dish and turns out into an yummy, healthy dish which is rich in Protein, calcium and fibre. So adding couple of ingredients is the additional thing, rest the procedure remains the same as our own Oggarane avalakki.
And for the sweet version I have put cooked chickpeas to our own sihi avalakki(sweet Poha) which is always sweetened with Jaggery and we relish it whole heartedly every single time. But this time I have put thin version of rice flakes/Paper avalakki to the sweet version and this method also turns out to be very nutritious dish as we add much protein to the rice flakes.
Some more rice flakes/Poha/avalakki recipes ⇒ Pineapple-Poha moong bath , Pineapple poha , Avalakki/Poha rotti , chickpeas sweet poha , poha steamed dumplings , avalakki/poha idly , avalakki/poha bisibelebath , avalakki/poha kheer , Pudina gojjavalakki/poha , kadlekayi avalakki/peanut poha , avalakki/poha unde/ladoo , Jolada/Jowar poha mixture , Poha/avalakki haalbayi , avalakki huggi/poha Pongal , Kuttavalakki , Poha/avalakki sweet Pongal , red rice flakes/kempu avalakki bisibelebath , Hing avalakki/Poha , Cucumber/Southekayi avalakki
Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml
For spicy version :
- Rice flakes/beaten rice – 1 cup
- Cooked chickpeas – 1/2 cup
- Cucumber cubes – 1 cup
- Green chilli – 2 or according to the taste ( chopped )
- Grated fresh coconut – 1/2 cup
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
- Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
- Salt – 1 tsp (adjust)
PROCEDURE :
- Wash the beaten rice well and drain all the water and keep it aside covered for 10 minutes
- Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, green chilli, coriander leaves, curry leaves and cucumber, fry for a minute or two (no need to cook the cucumber until soft), add 1/2 tsp of salt and stir well
- Now put turmeric powder, cooked chickpeas and beaten rice/rice flakes, add the remaining 1/2 tsp of salt and combine everything well on a medium heat.
- Now put the coconut and combine everything well and remove from the heat and serve
Lemon juice or grated raw mango can also be added, which in turn enhances the taste and flavour of this dish
Here in this link you can check the recipe of Sweet version of this rice flakes dish – Chickpeas sweet Poha
