Aval upma or poha upma (using tamerind)

Aval upma or poha upma (using tamerind)

Poha or flattened rice or aval upma Is a breakfast recipe, this upma will be very tasty and also healthy as it is low in fat. Now am posting aval upma recipe using tamarind .So I named it as Tamarind Aval upma. 

Let us learn it with step by step photos,

Step 1: Take 2 cups of flattened rice or aval(use thicker aval or getti aval for this recipe),wash it well. 

Step 2: Now squeeze a lemon size tamarind with ¼ cup of water and filter the tamarind water and mix it with the cleaned aval and let it set for about 15 mins.

Step 3: mean while chop 3 onions and keep it aside, heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, channa dal, 1 red chilli,1 green chilli, curry leaves, and sauté for 1 minute, Now add chopped onions and sauté until raw smell goes. Now add the aval or flattened rice which is soaked in tamarind water and add salt as needed. Mix well and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes in medium flame and 10to 15 mins in low flame.

Step 4: (this is optional)add ½ a cup of raw ground nut and  pressure cook it for about 2 whistles and add it to the aval upma. It adds more taste  and health  to your aval upma.