Aval Upma/Avalakki/Poha

When you want to make quick breakfast or dinner Aval/Poha is the best option. Not everyone makes Poha by grinding. My mom makes it by grinding and everyone in our family is big fan of this. I learnt this recipe from my mom.

Ingredients:

Aval/Beaten rice flakes -2 cups
Tamarind - small lemon size
Water -1 cup
Coriander leaves to garnish
Salt to taste.
To temper:
Oil-2 tbsp
Mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal-1 tsp each
Green chili-2, Curry leaves-5-6, hing
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp.
Peanuts-2 tbsp
Onion- 1 Cup finely chopped

Method:

1. Soak tamarind in hot water and extract the juice to 1 cup. 

2. Coarsely grind Aval/Poha in a mixer and soak it in tamarind juice for 20 mins. 

3. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds. Once it sizzles add Urad dal, channa Dal, green chili, Curry leaves peanuts,a pinch of hing. Try till Dal turns brown. 

4. Add onion,turmeric powder, salt for onion and saute until it turns translucent. 

5. Then add soaked Aval mix with it with needed salt in a medium flame for 5 mins. 

6. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.