Aval Upma is a quick fix breakfast recipe which you can prepare in a jiffy with minimum and easily available ingredients. I find many mothers resorting to 2 minutes instant food for breakfast due to lack of time. This aval recipe can also be prepared in just a few minutes time and is very healthy, delicious and filling. Great for working folks, bachelors and busy women. Today we will learn how to make Aval/poha upma (South Indian Style) following this easy recipe.
Aval Upma-Poha Upma
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 10 mins
Serves: 1
Recipe Category: Breakfast
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 1
Recipe Category: Breakfast
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Aval/Poha (flattened rice)- 1 cup
Onion – 1
Green chilli -1 finely chopped
Ginger – 1/2 tsp finely chopped
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Roasted peanuts – 2 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeera – 3/4 tsp
Hing – pinch
Red chilli -1
Curry leaves – a sprig
For garnishing
Grated coconut – 1 tbsp (optional)
Finely chopped coriander leaves -1 tbsp
Preparation
Wash poha 2 times and drain it in a colander. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
Dry roast peanuts and keep it aside. Skip this step if you are using roasted peanuts.
Method
Heat a tbsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add cumin seeds, hing, red chilli and curry leaves.
Then add finely chopped onions, ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder and salt. (you can add salt required for the aval also now)
Saute until onions turn pink.
Then add poha/aval, roasted peanuts and mix well. Cook for 2-3 seconds and remove from flame.
Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.
Note – If you are using thick red aval, rinse the aval 2-3 times, drain the water completely and then sprinkle little water. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes, so that it will become soft. You can use any kind of aval but make sure it is soft before adding to the upma.
More Aval Recipes
Aloo Poha You can do this with left over potato curry also.
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hey this looks great. nice one.
Awesome n simple upma….
I make this every week..It is simple,easy and tasty .
Hi Padhu ,
thank you for your comment on my guest post
and Aval upma looks delicious!!!
Keep on Padhu 🙂
This is a super tasty dish. We have this for BF at least once a week !
Love it anytime. A handy tasty snack.loved ur preparation.
nice n easy……..a much better choice than the instant noodles!
Sounds perfect for me! What a great way to start the day!
poha looks very delicious
Such a fabulous and super tempting upma.
This is like south indian poha… my husband is not a fan of the regular poha but this south indian touch is something that might get him to like one of my favourite breakfasts.
superb and light breakfast..
Simple,quick and delicious poha
Very healthy and easy breakfast…
Very quick & my favourite breakfast
when we were small my mom used to prepare this upma, now we forget, thanks for making me to remember, tomorrow's my tiffin is AVAL UPMA
Avil upma looks so awesome. I love it.
I dont know how to do it but also tried to do not able do good aval upma.
will try according to your receipe ,i think will get nice
hi padhu
all your recipes are very nice
i want to lose weight as my marriage is fixed can i have a diet chart..what to have for BF,lunch and dinner with low calories….
thanks in advance
worked out well. tried cashews instead of groundnuts. Many Thanks for sharing:)
Very good recipe. To make it into Poha I added chopped cooked potatoes and some extra lemon. I also added a few( half a spoon) whole black peppers while garnishing
thanks. Excellent recipe. I just finished making and eating…..
Very easy! Makes excellent office lunch !
Thank you. This may help for bachelors who used to save time in cooking.
Nice. Like ur recipe. Thanks.
How to make this upma using thick red aval
When using thick red aval, you have to rinse the aval well, drain the water, sprinkle little water and let it sit for about 15-20 minutes. It will become soft by that time. Then follow the rest of the procedure for the upma as given above.
I always refer your recipes before making any new dish. Comes out very tasty. Jus like my mother's preparations. Your post guides me well.
when washing the aval, aval looks like paste. how to avoid it?
Perhaps you washed for too long or soaked it too long. Also you should drain the water well.
South Indians make puli (tamarind) aval upma, which is also tastier
I too got like a paste after washing. Didn't wash just putting water it becomes so
You just have to rinse it twice,drain the water and let it stand for 10 minutes. You should not soak it.
Super easy to make and was very tasty indeed. Your recipes are awesome.
Can we use for dinner?
Of course, you can.
Came out really well Padhu. Thanks so much, we loved it!