Aval (POHA) vathal

Ingredients:

• 1 kg aval
• ¾ kg ash gourd
• Salt
• 200 gms green chilly
• cumin seeds/ ommam

Method:

• For this vathal get thick aval.
• Wash aval two three times and put it in a vessel, fill with water.
• Keep it for 1/2 an hour
• Remove and squeeze it. Keep aside.
• Chop ash gourd or grate it.
• Squeeze it and remove water from it.
• Chop green chilly.
• Mix all the three in a big vessel and add ommam or cumin as per yor wish.
• Add salt.
• Make small small balls and keep them in the plastic sheet.
• Sun dry them. While frying this vadam will become 3 – 4 times big.
• And will be very tasty.

Notes:

• You can add chopped onion instead ash gourd.