Aval Uppma

Ingredients:

• Aval – 200gms
• Big Onion – 1 (Chopped lengthy)
• Red chillies – 2 medium sized
• Cumin seeds – A little to temper
• Curry leaves – A little to temper
• Coriander leaves – To garnish
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn
• Salt – To taste

Method:

• Take aval and soak it in water filled cup for 3 minutes. Do not leave for a long time as it becomes mushy.
• Drain the water from the aval and keep it aside.
• Take a pan and add 2 tspn of oil. Once the oil is heated add the cumin seeds and wait until it splatters.
• Once the cumin seeds splattered, add the red chillies, curry leaves and the chopped onions and sauté until the onion turns brown.
• After that add the aval to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes in low flame.
• Add the turmeric powder and salt to the aval and sauté for 2 more minutes.
• Once it’s done off the flame and add the coriander leaves and serve it hot with pickle.

(Note: You can also add vegetable like carrot, beans and peas if you like as it adds nutrition to your food. But to keep it simple I haven’t added any)