Ingredients

Ghatti avalakki (poha//beaten rice flakes)—2 cups

( i have taken brown poha//avalakki//brown beaten rice flakes) you can take white or brown.

Jaggery powder ( Bella//gud)— 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup according to your taste

Dry coconut grated ( kobbari//copra)—1 cup

Cardamom pods (ellaki//elaichi)—6

Raisins ( drakshi//kishmish)—2 tablespoon

Cashews (godambi//cashew nuts)—2 tablespoon

Badam ( almonds//badami)—12

Ghee—1 tablespoon

Method

Firstly add one teaspoon of ghee in a pan,add raisins,cashews,badam,roast on medium flame till raisins puffs up and cashews turns brown.

Transfer to a plate and keep it aside.

Take grated coconut and cardamom pods in the same pan and roast for few minutes till copra turns to light brown.do not burn it.

Transfer to a plate and keep it aside.

Then take avalakki in the same pan,add one teaspoon of ghee,roast on medium flame stirring continuously and gently.

The avalakki need to become crisp and raw smell disappears.( you will hear cracking sound and it turns little whitish.).

Some of them become light brown in colour.

Remove from pan and transfer to a plate to cool.

Now firstly coarsely grind avalakki in a mixer grinder jar,then add dry coconut and cardamom pods.

Just pulse it .

Then finally add dry fruits,jaggery powder and blend again.

Do not make fine powder,let it be coarse in texture.

Tasty avalakki hurittu is ready to eat.

Store in an airtight container.

This is a traditional malnaadu recipe.