Wanted to pack something light for today lunch. So decided to do Aval Lemon Upma
Ingredients:
- Aval – 2 cups
- Lemon – 1
- Red Chillies – 4
- Bengal gram dhal – 1 teaspoon
- Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon
- Ground nut – 1 tablespoon
- Green Peas – 1 Tablespoon
- Curry leaves – few
- Oil – 4 teaspoons
- Mustard – ½ teaspoon
- Asafotida – a pinch
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste
Method:
Wash and soak the aval in a handful of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
If the poha is thin variety, then put it in a colander and pour water over it and keep it for 10 to 15 minutes.
In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add the mustard. When it pops up, add the dhals, grount nut, asafotida, curry leaves and fry till it turns light brown.
Add turmeric powder and salt and stir it. Now add the soaked aval (poha) and stir well for few seconds or hot to touch.
Switch off the stove and squeeze out the lemon juice on it and mix well.
If the poha is thin variety, then put it in a colander and pour water over it and keep it for 10 to 15 minutes.
In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add the mustard. When it pops up, add the dhals, grount nut, asafotida, curry leaves and fry till it turns light brown.
Add turmeric powder and salt and stir it. Now add the soaked aval (poha) and stir well for few seconds or hot to touch.
Switch off the stove and squeeze out the lemon juice on it and mix well.
