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Gopalkala Janmashtami Festival Recipe

Gopalkala is a quick and easy recipe and you can make it anytime within no time if you have the main ingredients.

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Breakfast, festivals, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: breakfast, festivals, janamashtmi, nivedyam, Prashad
Author: Bhawna Maharshi

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Poha/ Flatten Rice
  • 1/2 Cup Curd beaten
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Coconut grated
  • 1/2 Cup Cucumber chopped
  • 1 tsp Desi Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp Black mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida ( Hing )
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Ginger chopped
  • 1 tsp Green Chilli chopped

Instructions

  • Wash thick poha using water in a bowl. Remove all water. Keep aside for 5 minutes.
  • Add beaten curd to this and mix well.
  • Now add salt that you can adjust according to your taste.
  • Add grated Coconut and chopped Cucumber.
  • Heat ghee in a small pan. Add Mustard seeds, Asafoetida, cumin seeds. When they stop spluttering, add curry leaves. 
  • Now add chopped ginger , green chillies and Cashew nuts.
  • Take off the stove and let cool a little.
  • Add the cooled tempering. Mix well and gopalkala is ready to offer to Govinda – Krishna.

Notes

  • Gopalkala tends to thicken after sometime. In that case, you may need to add some milk at the time of serving.