Avrekalu Mixture

Avrekalu Mixture 

• Avrekalu - 2cups 
• Beaten rice ( thick ) - 1/4 th cup 
• Groundnuts- 1/2 cup
• Sliced Dry coconut pieces - 1/4 th cup 
• Roasted gram/ Hurikadale -1/4 th cup 
• Cashewnut pieces- 8
• Raisins- 10 
• Chilly powder- 1 tsp
• Dry red chillies- 2 
• Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
• Cumin seeds-1/4 th tsp 
• Hing/Asafoetida- a pinch
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Peel Avrekalu n soak it in enough water for about 5 hours .Press each soaked seeds n remove the outer skin . Once done with all , dry it on a cloth till all the water evaporates . 

Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry them till crisp ..remove on a tissue paper to absorb excess oil . 

Deep fry beaten rice n then place it on tissue paper .

In a kadai  add 2 tbs oil and fry groundnuts, roasted gram, sliced dry coconut separately till crisp n changes color on low flame  . Remove it .

Again in the same kadai add a tsp of oil and splutter Cumin seeds, curry leaves, hing, cashewnuts, raisins, dry red chillies ,then add red chilly powder ,salt n lastly add fried avrekalu n fried beaten rice to it and mix well n fry for 2 minutes .

Preserve in a air tight container.