Aval upma | Poha |Beaten rice upma | How to do aval upma
Aval upma or poha also called as beaten or flattened rice is one of the popular breakfast recipes all over India. This aval recipe today I have posted is made with coconut and peanuts, a south Indian version of aval upma.
Ingredients
Ingredients :(1 cup-240ml)
- Small thick aval – 200g
- Onion -1
- Green chillies -3
- Coconut – ½ cup grated
- Raw peanuts – 50g
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Jeera seeds – ½ tsp
- Gram dal – 1tsp
- Split urad dal – 1tsp
- Coconut oil or any cooking oil – 1tbs
- Lemon juice – 1tsp optional
- Curry leaves few
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash and soak aval for five mins. Since I have used the thick variety I have soaked for five mins. Drain and keep after five mins. Aval grains should be soft and separate after soaking and draining as shown in picture. For thin variety aval, which is very light one, soaking is not required. Just wash and keep, they will be ready to use.
- Chop onions, green chillies.
- Grate coconut.
Recipe:
- Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and jeera seeds. Let them splutter.
- Add raw peanuts, keep the flame in simmer mode for two mins and fry them slowly. When they are half done add gram dal and urad dal. Fry them to golden brown color as shown.
- Add onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
- Once the onions turn transparent add soaked and drained aval. Mix them gently.
- Add required salt.
- Finally add grated coconut and mix. Add a dash of lemon if you like tangy taste.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. If you like you can add few lemon drops at this stage.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Tips/notes: 1) The texture of the soaked aval should be soft but separate. Over soaking will make them stick together. 2) Don’t overcook the upma. Just mixing and heating is enough else aval will become hard.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal
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