This is a tasty and simple breakfast dish, and you can make it fast in the busy mornings. Aval (the flattened rice) is a stomach filling dish. Whenever I make it, I always enjoy eating the crispy peanuts from it and the peanuts give a great taste to the dish. You can use any kind of aval (brown or white), I usually make it using the brown aval.

Ingredients

• Aval ———————————— 1 1/4 cup
• Warm water ———————- 1 cup
• Raw peanuts ——————— 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut —————– 1/2 cup
• Onion ——————————— 1/2 (finely chopped)
• Lemon juice from half lemon or 2 small lemon cubes
• Salt to taste
• For Tempering
  • Cooking oil ——————- 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds ————– 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves —————— 3 springs
  • Green chilies —————– 2 (minced)
  • Ginger —————————– about a half inch (minced)

How To Make

• Soak the aval in warm water for few minutes
• Heat a wide pan on medium heat and do the tempering using the items in the ingredients list
• Then add the raw peanuts and stir fry until it becomes crispy; for about four minutes
• Now add the finely chopped onions and salt and stir fry for another couple of minutes
• Then add the soaked aval and mix it well
• Add the grated coconut, mix it well and turn off the stove
• Then add the lemon juice or cubes and mix again
• Now the tasty upma is ready to serve

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