Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 5 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 3 cups thin beaten rice/poha/avalakki
2. 2 tbsp peanut or shenga
3. 2 tbsp cashews
4. 1/2 cup grated coconut
5. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
6. 1 tsp lemon juice or as per your taste
7. 1 tsp ghee

Ingredients for tempering:

1. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3. 1 onion
4. 1 - 2 green chilies chopped
5. 4 - 6 curry leaves
6. 3/4 tsp sugar or as per your taste
7. 3/4 tsp salt or as per your taste
8. 2 tsp ghee

Instructions for making thuppada avalakki:

1. Heat a tsp of ghee.
2. Add in peanuts and roast until crisp.
3. Add in cashews and roast until golden brown.
4. Take it out and keep it aside.
5. Heat 2 tsp of ghee.
6. Add in mustard and cumin seeds. Let them splutter.
7. Add in chopped onion, curry leaves and green chillies.
8. Fry until onions turn soft. Add in salt and sugar as per taste. Give a quick mix and switch off the stove.
9. Add in avalakki or poha.
10. Add in grated coconut and coriander leaves.
11. Add in lemon juice. Mix it well using hands.
12. Add in roasted nuts. Give a final mix.
13. Thuppada avalakki is ready to serve.

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