Soosla is an excellent breakfast from the kitchens of North Karnataka. It is a dish prepared using puffed rice, onions and fried gram.
Cuisine: North Karnataka
Time Required: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
8 Cups Puffed Rice
2 Onions, Chopped finely
2-3 Green Chilies
Juice of one Lemon
½ Cup Coriander Leaves
1 tsp Kadalebele / Channa Dal / Bengal Gram (Optional)
1 tsp Uddinabele / Urad Dal / Black Gram (Optional)
Few Curry Leaves
½ Cup Fried Gram, Powdered
1½ tbsp Oil
1tsp Mustard Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
1tsp Sugar
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat Oil in a kadai/pan. Add Kadalebele, Uddinabele, when they turn light pink, add Mustard Seeds and when they splutter add Curry leaves, Green Chilies and Onion and fry until the Onions turn pink. Add Turmeric Powder and stir.
Soak the Puffed Rice in water for a minute and squeeze out the water from the Puffed Rice and add this immediately to the Onion mixture and mix well. Add Fried Gram powder, Lemon juice, Coriander leaves, Sugar and Salt and mix well.
Remove Soosla to a serving dish and serve.
