Thursday, January 13, 2011

AVAL UPMA, POHA UPMA, EASY BREAKFAST RECIPE

      Poha upma  is an very easy upma  which is made with poha(rice flakes) and quite healthy too. We all love this upma and this  will be our morning breakfast during weekend.
For this upma i used the THICK POHA. You can use the thin one also.
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POHA-UPMA
INGREDIENTS:
AVAL/POHA 2 CUPS
GREEN CHILLI 3 NOS
ONIONS 2 NO.
CAPSICUM(CUBED) 2 TBLSP
OIL 1 TSP
PEANUTS 3 TBLSP
CORIANDER LEAVES FEW
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/2 TSP
LEMON JUICE 1 TSP
TURMERIC POWDER A PINCH
RED CHILLI 1 NO.
SALT AS NEEDED
POHA UPMA

  • Wash the poha in water and soak it in the water for a minute.
  • Drain the water completely.
washed poha
  • Cut the onions and chillies  into fine pieces.
onions and chiili
  • In a kadai, add a little oil and saute the capsicum for 5 mins.
  • Let this be crunchy. Do not over cook.
  • I used the Green and Red colour capsicum.
  • Keep it aside.
capsicum
  • Add oil to this kadai and throw in the mustard seeds.
  • Add the green chilies  red chili and onions .
  • Saute till the onion turns pink. Add salt to this.
  • Add the peanuts at this stage.
  • Saute for few mins .
add peanuts
  • Add turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Now add the poha and keep in a slow flame.
add poha
  • Throw in the capsicum and mix well.
add capsicum
  • Now switch off the flame and add the lemon juice and mix well.
adding lemon juice
  • Garnish with coriander.
This upma we normally have very hot with any pickle as an accompaniment.
POHA UPMA
Note:
  1. You  can add boiled and cubed potatoes to this upma .
  2. If adding potatoes add it after sauting the peanuts.
  3. This has to be served hot
  4. If you are using thin poha,just skip the step of soaking in the water for a minute.
Wish all my reader, friends,visitors a very HAPPY PONGAL.
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SAKKARAI PONGAL

29 comments:

  1. Looks yum...we call it poha only :)....nice pics

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  2. I loveeeee this a lot like anything,now makes me hungry :) Pongal click looks awesome too! :)

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  3. YOur Upma sounds perfect n yummy...still droooling...
    Tasty appetite

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  4. I too love this, as it can be made in minutes. like ur version with tomatoes and peanuts!

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  5. looks delicious..love the addition of lemon

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  6. Love the aval upma you have made.The colors are so vibrant..

    Gayu
    http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

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  7. yummy...we add potatoes..but I am trying to cut down on potatoes..so this one is perfect..love it !

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  8. Wow :) thats a coincidence. I made the same dish today for breakfast :) but I dint add capsicum. I am sure it will add extra taste to the dish. Yummy :)

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  9. Quick and yummy poha upma,i love it..

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  10. Delicious upma,very tempting clicks

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  11. I love it very very much..your version sounds yummy!!'

    US Masala

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  12. Upma looks so delicious and fulfilling. Excellent color. Loved the look of the dish.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  13. This is my savior when I don't plan 2 cook anything in ..looks yumm

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  14. Exactly i second prathibha... love it .. sure i will try adding capsicum next time..looks yumm yumm ;)

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  15. Happy pongal jeya! healthy and colourful upma...surely kids will like it!

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  16. The aval upma looks perfect... I love how versatile and easy to cook aval is.

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  17. looks delicious..nice recipe too ..

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  18. The photograph is beautiful as always! Looks delicious!

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  19. சக்கரப்பொà®™்கல் கிட்ட இருக்குà®®் வளையல் à®°ொà®®்ப அழகா இருக்கு..:P

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  20. Had a sumptuous bf with this aval uppuma. Capsicum, peanuts & lemon juice do the magic & give great taste to this dish. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.

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  22. Hi jeyashri, I made the poha today just as you said..but its try and little hard to eat..is this the way it will be...pls advise..

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    1. No it will be very soft and easy to chew and eat. May be you must have soaked and drained the poha and kept it open for a long time. always wash the poha and soak it for a minute in water and drain the water and add to the veggies. If you find dry while making just sprinkle some water and give it a nice mix.

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