This recipe is for Puli Aval, a South Indian snack made of poha (flattened rice), tamarind juice, lentils, and spices. The ingredients include poha, tamarind, lentils, curry leaves, red and green chilies, turmeric, and sesame oil. The method is to soak the tamarind to extract juice, temper mustard seeds and lentils in hot oil, add the tamarind juice and poha, and simmer until the poha is cooked and flavors are blended. Salt is added at the end before serving hot.

1. Puli Aval
Ingredients
400 gmsaval or poha
15 gms tamarind
Salt to taste
8 gms Bengalgram dal
8 gms urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
5 gms dry red chillies
½ pinch turmeric powder
3 gms red chilli powder
10 gms green chilies
Pinch asafoetida
15 ml sesame oil
Method
Wash aval and drain.
Soak tamarind in a cup of water. Extract juice and pulp.
Heat oil in a frying pan add mustard seeds ,lentils, dry red chillies, chopped
green chillies and asafoetida, toss , add tamarind pulp simmer until the raw
flavour disappears, add turmeric powder and chillipowder,
Sprinkle avalin the above mixture, simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally.
Add salt to taste and Serve hot.