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Poha Upma

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This Poha Upma is made with Poha and ground nuts. It is also called as Aval Upma in Tamil. It’s easy to make and makes a great breakfast dish.

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Poha Upma

Recipe by S Kamala
Recipe rating: N/A
Course: BreakfastCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

This Aval Upma is made with Poha (Aval) and ground nuts. It’s easy to make and makes a great breakfast dish.

Ingredients

  • Aval – 1 cup

  • Onion – 1

  • Green Chillies – 3

  • Fresh ginger – a small piece

  • Bengal gram dhal – 1 teaspoon

  • Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon

  • Ground nut – 1 tablespoon

  • Curry leaves – few

  • Oil – 4 teaspoon

  • Mustard – ½ teaspoon

  • Asafoetida – a pinch

  • Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste

  • Coconut – ½ cup

  • Lemon juice – ½ teaspoon

Directions

  • Soak poha in just enough water to cover the poha for about half an hour.
  • Chop onion, green chillies and ginger finely.
  • In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add the mustard. When it pops up, add the dals, ground nut, asafetida and fry till it turns light brown.
  • Add chopped onion, chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Fry till onions are transparent.
  • Now add the soaked poha and fry for few minutes.
  • Add salt, coconut and lemon juice. Mix well. Keep it in a low flame for few seconds and remove.
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