Name: Avval Upma recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Cashews 4-5 chopped coarsely; Curry leaves 2 sprigs; Poha/Avval 2 cups; Salt to taste; 1.5 tsn turmeric powder; 1.5 ts red chilli powder; 1.5 ts coriander powder; Juice of one lemon; 1 medium carrot deskined and grated fine; Handful of green peas boiled; Handful of fresh chopped coriander leaves; Dry red chillies 2 nos.; 1 Tb urad daal; 1 Tb toor daal; Handful of raw peanuts with skin; 1 Large Onion finely chopped; 1 Tb ghee; 2 tbn oil; Mustard seeds 1 tb; cumin seeds 1 Tb; 2 Green chillies finely chopped

ABOUT Avval Upma RECIPE

Avval/Poha is quiet often used for making upma, besides cooking the same with semolina in south India. It has all the ingredients of the upma and a variation in the form of using avval

Ingredients Serving: 4

Cashews 4-5 chopped coarsely
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Poha/Avval 2 cups
Salt to taste
1.5 tsn turmeric powder
1.5 ts red chilli powder
1.5 ts coriander powder
Juice of one lemon
1 medium carrot deskined and grated fine
Handful of green peas boiled
Handful of fresh chopped coriander leaves
Dry red chillies 2 nos.
1 Tb urad daal
1 Tb toor daal
Handful of raw peanuts with skin
1 Large Onion finely chopped
1 Tb ghee
2 tbn oil
Mustard seeds 1 tb
cumin seeds 1 Tb
2 Green chillies finely chopped

Instructions

In a wok, add ghee and sauté the cashews till light brown. keep aside
Next add oil and add dry red chilli, daals,mustard seeds,cumin seeds, curry leaves. Allow to splutter
Add the onions, green chillies and peanuts. sauté till onions are translucent
Add grated carrot and green peas. cook covered for 5-7 minutes till the veggies soften on Sim flame
Next add the dry spices like turmeric, red chilli, coriander powders as mix well
Add the avval at this stage and salt to taste. mix well
Cook covered for 2-3 minutes
Check seasoning and adjust at this stage if needed
Add lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix well. Take off heat
Serve hot/warm accompanied with plain/spicy coconut chutney according to your liking

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