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 :

1. Wash thick poha using water in a bowl. Remove all water. Keep aside for 5 minutes.

2. Add beaten curd to this and mix well.

3. Now add salt that you can adjust according to your taste.

4. Add grated Coconut and chopped Cucumber.

5. Heat ghee in a small pan. Add Mustard seeds, Asafoetida, cumin seeds. When they stop spluttering, add curry leaves. 

6. Now add chopped ginger , green chillies and Cashew nuts.

7. Take off the stove and let cool a little.

8. 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.