AVAL UPMA or BEATEN RICE UPMA

AVAL UPMA / BEATEN RICE UPMA: The best thing about this is it can be used as an evening snack and breakfast. It is very healthy and tasty.  This can be made with white or red beaten rice. I prefer red because it is healthier as it has vitamin B. This is a simple one and you should definitely try it.

INGREDIENTS:

Aval – 1 cup

Red Onion – 1 medium

Mustard seeds – 1 tablespoon

Whole dried red chillies – 2

Curry leaves – 2 sprigs

Ginger – 1” piece

Water to wet the aval

Salt

Oil – 1 teaspoon

METHOD:

Chop the ginger into very small pieces (otherwise you might end up biting into a ginger piece. I don’t really like the idea of it).  Slice the onion.  Wet the aval by sprinkling water to it. Do not pour water, only sprinkle. Do not add too much water or else it will start to dissolve the aval. Heat oil in a pan and crackle the mustard seeds.  Add the whole red chillies and curry leaves. Add ginger and sauté for less than a minute to get rid of the raw smell. Immediately add the onions and sauté. Add salt and mix well.  As soon as they sweat, add the wet aval. Mix well. It is ready to serve. Serve hot, it tastes better.

Note: Always add salt before adding the aval. Otherwise, it will not get uniformly distributed. In case, you need to add salt later, always add salt mixed with water.