Aval Upma | Avalaki Bath | Poha Upma

Aval or rice flakes is nothing but flattened rice. Aval Upma is very easy to cook. I am the one who can eat aval uppa for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This you can prepare by adding whatever vegetables you want like carrot, beetroot, green peas, ground nuts, etc… This will fill your tummy also healthier compared to rice.

Because of the attractive color and the ground nuts added to it, Bala likes it very much. So mostly our plan for dinner would end up with Aval. Only the aval color varies white or red :)

 

Ingredients:

·         Aval/Poha – 1 cup

·         Onion – 1 Big

·         Tomato – 1 Big or 2 small

·         Green Chilies – 2

·         Oil – 2 tsp

·         Peanuts – 10 Nos

·         Mustard – 1 tsp

·         Urad Dal – 1 tbsp.

·         Channa Dal – 1 tbsp.

·         Jeera – 1 tsp

·         Curry leaves – few

·         Corriander leaves – few

·         Carrot – 1 big (Optional)

Preparation:

1.      Wash Aval/Poha thoroughly 2 0r 3 times using drinking water and drain completely

2.      Sprinkle just 2 tbsp. water over the washed Aval and leave it for some time to get soaked nicely.

3.      By that time let’s prepare to fry the poha.

4.      Finely chop the Onion, green chilies and tomatoes.

5.      Heat a wide mouth pan and add oil

6.      Add peanuts and fry for a minute.

7.      Once the peanut color changes take it and keep aside.

8.      In the same pan add the left over oil and add mustard.

9.      Once the mustards splutter add Urad Dal and Channa Dal and fry for few seconds.

10.  Add Jeera and Onion, fry for 1 min.

11.  Once the onion becomes transparent add tomatoes.

12.  Now add little salt and turmeric for quick process.

13.  Grate the carrot while the tomato is getting cooked.

14.  Once the tomatoes become gooey add the grated carrot and fry for 2 minutes till the carrot color changes.

15.  Now add a tsp salt with the soaked Aval and mix well.

16.  Once the carrots color changes add the soaked Aval and fry for 3 mins.

17.  Now add the fried peanuts and fry for few seconds and turn off the stove

18.  Garnish with Coriander