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Aval Upma

October 9, 2011

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Aval Upma

Aval Upma is the Tamil cousin of Maharashtra’s celebratedĀ Kande Pohe, and it makes for some delicious tea-time tiffin (as South Indians call their snacks) or a hearty breakfast.

The base of the Aval Upma is aval which is nothing but flattened grains of rice that cook up in no time at all. In fact, it takes a lot less time to cook up this perfectly sumptuous dish than you’d honestly believe. Even better, it’s an extremely healthy dish because you can add to it all kinds of veggies and peanuts. You can find brown rice aval in Indian supermarkets that cooks up in about the same time as the white rice version. I prefer the brown-rice aval, but the grocery store was out of it the last time I visited.

aval or poha
I kept my Aval Upma pretty simple by adding to it some red bliss potatoes and onions, but green peppers would be perfect in here, as would peas, zuccini, or even tomatoes.

I have to run now, but not before sharing the recipe, of course. Hope everyone’s enjoying the long weekend!

Aval Upma

 

 

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Aval Upma
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Vaishali Honawar
Ingredients
  • 2 cups aval or pohe (flattened rice, available in Indian grocery stores). Before you go ahead with another step in this recipe, place the aval in a large colander and wash under running water for a minute. Set the colander and aval aside while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 2 dry red chillies
  • 15 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp canola or other vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion , finely minced
  • 2 potatoes , skins scrubbed clean. Cut the potatoes into a small dice and then zap them in a microwave with 1 tbsp water until the potatoes are tender, about 4-5 minutes.
  • 1/4 cup peanuts
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk (use coconut shreds if you'd rather)
  • Chopped green coriander , for garnish
  • Lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the mustard seeds and when they sputter, add the dry red chillies and curry leaves.
  2. Add the onions and saute, stirring, until the onions begin to soften. Add the potatoes and stir to mix.
  3. Add the peanuts and toss together for another two minutes. Add the coconut milk, mix, then add the drained aval and salt to taste.
  4. Toss the aval and the vegetables together well and check for salt. Turn off the heat and add coriander leaves.
  5. To serve, place in bowls and spritz with some lemon juice (in India, the aval is served with a little wedge of lemon on the side). Eat hot.
Aval Upma

 

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Comments

  1. Richa says

    October 9, 2011 at

    the upma looks delicious..u should do like a breakfast/snack round up!… some days i am out of ideas for savory breakfast.. the white rice gives me a carb high unless i add enough nuts in it.. then it becomes nuts poha or upma.. rather than rice:)

    Richa @ Hobby And More Food Blog

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  2. Kalyani's Platter says

    October 10, 2011 at

    upma looks delicious ……..

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  3. Sharmilee! :) says

    October 10, 2011 at

    Anytime comfort snack perfect with tea

    Reply
  4. Manju says

    October 10, 2011 at

    love love love aval upma! I made Amma make some when she was here a few months ago šŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. Priya says

    October 10, 2011 at

    My fav upma anytime,super inviting..

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  6. Usha says

    October 10, 2011 at

    Yum! I like this upma too. I make regular upma and the puffed rice upma. This beaten rice (aval) upma always fails me.

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  7. Vaishali says

    October 10, 2011 at

    Richa, yeah, I like the nuts too for the higher protein content.’

    Kalyani, Sharmilee, Manju, Priya, thanks!

    Usha, the only thing most people go wrong with is soaking the aval, really. I just soak it first thing before I start on the rest of the recipe and it’s perfect each time.

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  8. Manasi says

    October 10, 2011 at

    I had heartd of this but I usually make ‘kande pohe’ at home, i should ry this!

    Reply
  9. divya says

    October 11, 2011 at

    look so yummy, just perfect.

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