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)

Wheat Uppma

The wheat uppma is one of the quick done breakfast which is often made by my mother. It is a healthy as well as a tasty recipe which is even loved by the kids. Try it and start your day with healthy and yummy breakfast :) 

Ingredients:

Wheat (grained into fine granules which will be sold in grocery shops) – 200gms

Big Onion – 2 chopped lengthwise

Tomato - 2 Chopped finely

Carrot - 1 finely chopped

 Beans - 4 finely chopped

Green peas - A few. (Use fresh peas) (If u r using the stored peas, then do soak it for 2 hours before use)

Green Chilli – 2 medium sized cut lengthwise

Curry leaves – A few for tempering

Coriander leaves – A few for garnishing

Mustard seeds – For tempering

Urad dhal – For tempering

Salt – To taste

Method:

•    Heat oil in a pan.
•    Add mustard seeds and let it crackle.
•    Add urad dhal and curry leaves and stir.
•    Add the onion and sauté till it turns brown.
•    Add carrot, beans, peas, green chilli's and salt to taste according to you and saute for few minutes say upto 3 minutes. 
•   Then fill it with 2 large cups of water keeping it in low flame and let it boil.
•    Once the water starts boiling add the wheat grains little by little and keep on stirring continuously to avoid the wheat getting clustered.
•    Sauté the wheat grain until it the water gets fully absorbed.
•    Add coriander leaves and sauté it and turn off the flame.
•    Serve hot with onion or mixed vegetable raita.

Note:

Serve the dish while it’s hot. Coz once it gets cold it turns a bit solid to eat and the taste might gets differed too.