Poha Upma||Atukulu Upma||Aval Upma

Poha is made from paddy,it also known as pressed rice or flattened rice.Aval upma/Poha Upma/Atukula upma is one of the easiest and quick fix breakfast recipe.Its much loved indian breakfast food in different parts of India.Sometimes even i had it as lunch and dinner also(when i plan for diet).We can make many sweet nd hot(snack)recipes.Sweet or hot any item done with poha taste good , and it is easily digestible.There are two types of Poha-- thin & thicker,thin Poha used for chudwa and thick Poha used for upma,lemon rice,pulihogare etc..north indian use to eat poha with potatoes .I will post all varieties of poha very soon.
Talking about calories,there are 270calories in 1cup of poha.If you are planning for diet use Poha items in our diet to reduce the calories.

Let's start the recipe..
   
 Prep Time : 5 mins
 Cook Time : 10 mins
 Serves: 1
 Recipe Category: Breakfast
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Aruna

Ingredients needed:

 Aval /Poha (flattened rice)- 1 cup
 Onion - 1
 Green chilli -2 finely chopped
 Ginger - 1/2 tsp finely chopped
 Turmeric powder - a pinch
 peanuts - 2 tbsp
 Channadal-1/2 tsp
 Uraddal-1/2 tsp
 Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp

   For the seasoning:

  Oil -2 tbsp
  Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  Cumin seeds/jeera - 3/4 tsp
  Hing - pinch(optional)
  Curry leaves - a sprig

   For garnishing:

 Finely chopped coriander leaves -1 tbsp

Process:

*Take a poha in a bowl and add water.Soak it for 3-4 minutes and then wash the poha once like  rice.Drain the water and keep it aside,d't Squeeze the poha alot it will mash.Just press the poha  to take excess water out.

*Dry roast peanuts and keep it aside.If u have roasted peanuts skip this step.

Method:

1.Take a pan add 2tsp of oil,add mustard seed when it splutter s add cumin seeds, chanadal,uraddal,hing,green chillies and curry leaves fry it.

2.Now add chopped onions,ginger,turmeric powder and salt.Fry the onions until it cook.

3.Add poha/atukulu/aval,roasted peanuts and mix well.close the lid , cook for 2-3 minutes and remove from flame.

4.Add few drops of lemon juice,mix it well.

5.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Poha upma is ready..


Note:

You can use fresh grated coconut.

You can roast the groundnuts while adding chanadal nd uraddal.But I prefer to fry  groundnuts seperately.

Health benefits of using poha:

* Low In Calories.

* Rich In Iron.

* Easily Digestible.

* A Good Source Of Healthy Carbohydrates.

* Controls Blood Sugar Levels.

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