Recipe- South Indian Style Puli Aval Upma

Learn how to make Puli Aval which is a popular South Indian breakfast recipe made with flattened rice or poha and tamarind. It's vegan, healthy, and can be made in 15 minutes. We all struggle with this question every once in a while! The family is bored of eating the same old and breakfast every other day.

There is no time to cook an elaborate meal on busy mornings. One has not really experimented with other snack options and is still making the same old recipes.

Ingredients

2 tbsp chana dal
2 cups poha Thick
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp oil
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp urad dal
5-6 curry leaves
3 dried red chillies
3 tbsp peanuts
salt as required

Method

- Soak chana dal in a bowl of water for 5 minutes.

- Wash the thick Poha/flattened rice let it rest in a strainer.

- Add turmeric powder and tamarind paste over it. Lightly mix it with the Poha so that the tamarind coats well with it. Keep it aside for now.

- Heat oil in a pan. Once it's hot, temper mustard seeds, and once it begins to crackle, add urad dal, soaked chana dal, curry leaves, dried red chillies, and peanuts.

- Saute 4-5 minutes and then add the soaked flattened rice along with salt. Give it a good mix and take it off the flame in 1-2 minutes.