Bajil/ Avalakki is a default name for seasoned paper thin poha either with added chopped onion or plain. It is a speciality of our native, Mangalore .
When it is combined with Chana curry, which is known as Kadle- Bajil. It is very nutritious ,protein rich combo breakfast option and truly filling to our tummy as well. Here I have used my home-grown Sweet potato with soaked black chana or Bengal gram. It is two very easy dishes combined together to make a pair. It is a no onion dish and appropriate breakfast option for any day either feast / Vrat .
Even though many people would have tasted Avalakki oggarane in any of our temples. This particular dish is almost extinct in today’s world. Hence wanted to share it with you all.
At first, we would see, how to prepare Kadle/Chana curry: Addition of Sweet potato is an optional.
It is a semi solid ,simple, little sweet as well as spicy seasoned dish.
Ingredients:
Black Chana – ½ cup
Sweet potato – 1 or 2 (optional)
Salt
Jaggery (optional)
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coconut oil – 1 tablespoon
Mustard – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Hing – ¼ tsp
Red chilli – 1 or 2
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Coconut – (grated)
Method:
-Soak Chana , on previous night.
-Cook chana with little water and salt in a cooker. Dice Sweet potato with outer skin intact.
-When Chana is done, add sweet potato pieces and cook that as well.
-Prepare seasoning, heat oil, splutter mustard, add urad dal, red chilli, when dal becomes red, add curry leaves.
-Now add cooked chana and sweet potato and mash a little, to give a texture.
-Add jaggery, red chilli powder, adjust salt and Boil. when it becomes little thick, add grated fresh coconut, and switch off the gas. Serve with Seasoned Poha/ Avalakki Oggarane.
Now We would how to prepare Seasoned Poha/ Avalakki Oggarane:
Ingredients:
Fresh grated coconut – 1 cup
Salt
Rasam powder OR Roasted coriander, cumin, red chilli, little hing.
Little tamarind
Jaggery – ½ tsp
Paper thin poha – as needed
For seasoning:
Mustard – 1 tsp
Urad dal – ½ tsp
Red chilli -1
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Method:
-At first, dry grind coconut, Rasam powder or roasted masala , jaggery, tamarind ,salt.
-To this mixture, add seasoning mix nicely by hand.
-Add required amount of poha and mix nicely by using your hand and serve with Chana and Sweet potato curry.
-Relish the Age-old filling breakfast with your near and dear ones.
