Gopalkala (Maharashtrian Janmashtami Curd-Poha Prasad)
Gopalkala is a traditional Maharashtrian Janmashtami prasad — flattened rice (poha) mixed with cucumber, fresh coconut, ginger, green chillies, and curd, then tempered with mustard seeds and cumin in ghee, finished with coriander. A refreshing, cooling savoury offering eaten to break the Janmashtami fast (in honour of Lord Krishna who loved poha-curd).
Ingredients
Main
- Curd — 0.25 cup (whole)
- Ginger — 1 piece (grated)
- Fresh Coconut — 3 tbsp (grated)
- Ghee — 4.5 g (whole)
- Cucumber — 1 piece (chopped)
- Coriander Leaves — 1 piece (chopped)
- green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
- Poha (Thin - Paper) — 1 cup (ground)
- salt (optional) (whole)
Tempering
- Cumin Seeds — 0.5 tsp (whole)
- Mustard Seeds (Black) — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Method
- To begin making the Gopal Kala Janmashtami Special Recipe, soak beaten rice in water for about 1-2 minutes, the variety of beaten rice used required just about 2 minutes to soften.If the beaten rice is of a thicker variety then it would take about 5 minutes to soften.
- Heat ghee in a pan on medium heat; add the mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
- Next add cumin seeds, green chilies, ginger pieces and fry for a minute and turn off the heat.
- Add the seasoning to the beaten rice, along with yogurt, finely chopped cucumbers, grated coconut, salt to taste.
- Stir to combine the Gopalkala very gently.
- Check the salt and adjust to suit your taste.Finally stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve.Serve the Gopalkala as a special dish for Krishna Jayanti (Janmashtami Special).
Common questions
- Gopalkala (Maharashtrian Janmashtami Curd-Poha Prasad) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- गोपालकाला (महाराष्ट्रीयन जन्माष्टमी प्रसाद) ko English mein Gopalkala (Maharashtrian Janmashtami Curd-Poha Prasad) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Gopalkala (Maharashtrian Janmashtami Curd-Poha Prasad) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 107 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 15 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 5 min pakana.