I cooked some Puli Aval Upma today. The tangy tamarind taste and subtle spices made it a scrumptious breakfast. Aval means beaten rice and puli means tamarind. It is easy to prepare too!
These gloomy days makes me very lazy. I can just crawl into my bed, take a blanket and sleep for hours. Once I’m up, I can fix something quick for myself, eat and sleep again. I wish I could do that every day but you all know that it will not happen when you have your responsibilities, work and duties to fulfill. So, I get up every morning in the hope that weekend will soon come and I can be lazy whole day. So, you might never find me blogging over the weekend as I’m busy catching up some sleep :)..
Aval or Poha is better known as Beaten rice or flattened rice and often used in Indian cooking. We make breakfast with it like Lemon Aval Upma and even crunchy snack like Chivda Namkeen.
You can try out Kanda poha too:
So, sharing another great way to make an easy breakfast using flattened rice. Puli means tamarind. So, Puli Aval upma has a tangy flavor from tamarind. Make this quick breakfast for your family, serve with some chutney and enjoy!
![aval upma](https://priyakitchenette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/puli-aval-upma-150x150.jpg)
Puli Aval Upma Recipe
Ingredients
- Aval/beaten rice - 1 cup
- Green chilies – 2 finely chopped
- Raw peanuts – 3 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Asafoetida/hing – ⅛ tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Tamarind - 2 tbsp
- Jaggery - 1 tbsp grated
- Sambar Powder - 1 tsp
- vegetable Oil – 2 tsp
Instructions
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Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Squeeze to collect tamarind water in a bowl. Dispose the pulp and seeds.
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Add beaten rice in a colander and run it under water for a minute to moisten it properly. You can soak it in water for 5 minutes and then drain the water completely.
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Heat oil in a frying pan and when oil is warm add mustard seeds and asafoetida.
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When mustard seeds splutter, add urad dal, peanuts and saute till lentil turn light brown.
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Add chopped onions and saute till onions turn translucent.
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Add turmeric powder, curry leaves, sambar powder and green chillies and saute for few seconds.
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Add tamarind water and jaggery and let it cook till the sauce thickens.
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Lower the flame, add beaten rice, salt and mix well.
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Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve.
best evening snack…healthy too
Thank you 🙂
It sounds and looks delicious but looking at the ingredients I need to update my stock cupboard 🙁
Thank you Agata. I hope you are able to find all the ingredients..
This looks delicious. Huge fan of tamarind but often don’t know what to do with it. Great recipe 🙂
Thank you Emma 🙂
That looks wonderful and tasty! Though, as an American, we’re more likely to have it for lunch than breakfast. 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Oh the flavors in this dish! it puts our Western breakfasts to shame 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration, I love tamarind!
Thank you Sue 🙂
The spices in this dish sound wonderful! I bet they’re perfect on those gloomy days, just like you say it is!
Thank you Sarah 🙂
Despite feeling lazy, you still managed to click your meal… 🙂 Never cooked with aval… delicious upma…
That shot also took some extra efforts. You know how lazy I can be 🙂
Very nice south Indian twist on kande poha of Maharashtra!!! Love it!!!
Thank you Vanitha 🙂
Awesome avail recipes for the upcoming festive season.
Awesome aval recipes for the upcoming festive season.