Red Poha Upma – Sigappu Aval Upma – Red Aval Recipes

Poha( Flattened Rice/Rice flakes in English, Aval In Tamil, Avalakki In Kannada, Poha in Hindi) is used to make quick and easy, Instant breakfast recipes like Poha upma, Poha idli , Poha pongal etc. Mostly I make Poha recipes using white poha but red poha is considered to be high in nutrition with lots of health benefits.It is prepared from red rice.It is good for diabetes and is rich in fiber, vitamin B and minerals like calcium, zinc, iron, manganese, magnesium. Recently one of my readers suggested me to share some red aval recipes. So last time when I went to Salem, I bought a pack of Red Aval ( Sivappu aval in Tamil), Kambu aval and Ragi aval from Barathi supermarket. I followed my usual aval upma recipe and made this instant sigappu aval upma recipe quickly for our breakfast. It was very nice,flavorful and tasty. Above all, we got a satisfaction of having a healthy food. Ok, Lets see how to make red aval upma with step by step photos !

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Red Poha Upma Recipe

Red Poha Upma - Sigappu Aval Upma recipe for easy, instant breakfast !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast recipes

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Red Poha/ Sigappu aval - 1 cup Big onion - 1 no ( Finely chopped) Green chillies - 2 nos ( slitted) Ginger - 1 tsp ( finely chopped) Curry leaves - few Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Coriander leaves - to garnish Lemon juice - few drops To temper Cooking oil or coconut oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1.5 tsp Hing/Asafetida - few pinches

METHOD

Wash the red poha twice to remove the debris & HUSK.( If the red poha is thin, it will become soft after washing. So no need to soak it. If the poha is thick and hard, it will not become soft even after washing. In that case, you should soak it) I used red thick poha, so I washed and soaked it for 10 minutes till all the water is absorbed by the red poha. Keep it covered. Water should be just 1 inch above the poha while soaking. Chop the onion, green chilli and ginger. Keep it aside. In a kadai, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and cumin seeds.Saute finely chopped onion, slit green chillies, ginger pieces and torn curry leaves.Saute till onion turns transparent. Add the soaked poha, required salt and mix well gently. Make sure poha doesn’t turn mushy while mixing. Keep the flame completely low and cover the upma with a lid. Cook it for 8-10 minutes. Open it once or twice in the middle and stir it. Check if the poha is cooked soft else add little water and mix well.Cook till done.Sometimes thick poha needs little more water to cook.Lastly add the lemon juice, coriander leaves and grated coconut. Mix well and switch off the flame.Serve hot !! Enjoy !

Note

Add finely chopped chillies instead of slit chillies for spicy taste.I used slit chillies for mildly spicy. Adding lemon juice helps to absorb the iron content in poha.So do not skip it. If you want to make no onion version, just use boiled potato pieces and sprinkle 2 tbsp of roasted, coarsely powdered peanuts at the end.

Enjoy this healthy Red Poha Upma For your breakfast or dinner !

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