Sunday, May 31, 2009

Aval Upma

One afternoon i was feeling very hungry and wanted to prepare a dish very quickly and tasty too, then i thought of Aval ( Rice flakes). Just came out excellent. If you are in rush, you can prepare this.

Rice Flakes tossed with traditional tempering of mustard seeds, chillies and curry leaves and served with lemon wedges. With lemon wedges it tasted awesome.

Thias is going to participate In " Breakfast Event " hosted by Divya of Dil se

Photobucket

Ingredients
Aval (Rice Flakes) - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 , finely chopped
Green chillies - 1, finely chopped
Asafoetida - a pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Salt to taste
Lemon wedges to serve

For Garnishing
Grated coconut - 4 tsp
Coriander leaves , chopped - few

Method
  • Clean, wash and soak rice flakes in enough water for 10 Min's.
  • Heat oil in a wok and add the mustard seeds.
  • When it splutters add asafoetida, curry leaves, green chillies and onion and fry till the onions turn translucent.
  • Then add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
  • Add rice flakes to it and mix well well and cook on low flame for 2 Min's.
  • Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Padma and Shuba both have passed me this lovely award.

Thank u padma and shubha.

25 comments :

Raks said...

This is the gorgeous Aval upma I have ever seen Valarmathi!! Really tempting!Excellent pic!

Unknown said...

looks very tempting!!

Chitra said...

My mil makes this with lemon juice..urs is looking yumm...will try for BF as iam in a hurry at this time generally..

Nithya said...

wat a photgraphy... amazing yaar.. super ah iruku.. and of course the dish is lovely too. :)

Saritha said...

Looks tempting

Suparna said...

hi valarmathi,
I feast on it as it's one of my most favourite breakfast item :) u've got a gorgeous click.
enjoy!
hello to spike :)

lubnakarim06 said...

Wow drooling pics...looks yum...really a rescue when u r in hurry....

Gita Jaishankar said...

It looks so fluffy and delicious...an excellent evening snack for me :)

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a gorgeous click...My all time favourite dish!

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Fantastic photo valar.. so good. Aval upma is looking so yumm..pass me the plate i luv it so much.

Pooja said...

I love aval upma and this looks delicious!

Pooja said...

Also you send this over to Show me your breakfast event hosted by Divya of Dil Se. This is the link:
http://divya-dilse.blogspot.com/2009/06/show-me-your-breakfast.html

John said...

Wow!
It looks so delicious
Thank for sharing
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Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Thanks Pooja for reminding me. I have sent to that event.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Looks very yummy and definitely a simple and a easy dish to make!!! Lemon on them mmm that it teasing my tatse buds!!!

Unknown said...

Sounds healthy n good! Thanks for sending this to 'Showme ur Breakfast' event!

Indian Khana said...

Wow thts fab...so gud

Srikitchen said...

added in my to-do list!
excellent shot!

Padma said...

Superb click and delicious aval upma Valarmathi :)

Unknown said...

wow a realy very comfort breakfast and beautiful pic.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pic of the upma..looks awesome. congrats on the award valar!

Unknown said...

Looks too good! Thanks for sending it over for the event!

Parita said...

Poha looks delicious..lovely click..made me hungry :) have blogrolled you, will come back later to check out rest of your posts :)

Good Gynecologist in Velachery said...

Never heard of aval upma..But we make one sweet thing using aval..I like aval.

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