The quick cooking quality of Aval, makes it an attractive option for breakfast/snack/quick light meal. It is an excellent food options loaded with iron, vitamin B and probiotic bacteria. I think it is one of the world’s first fast food. Adding peanuts makes this even more rich in protein.

I have not added any vegetables to this. You can use some boiled vegetables like potatoes, green peas, carrots and capsicums.

INGREDIENTS :

1 cup Aval (poha)

1 onion sliced

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 dry red chilly

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon red chilly powder

1 tablespoon channa dhal

1 tablespoon urad dhal

1 teaspoon grated ginger

a pinch of hing

Few curry leaves

2 tablespoons roasted peanuts

Salt to taste

½ lemon (juice)

INSTRUCTIONS :

Wash aval in water for 2 -3 times. Keep it in a food strainer for 5 min to drain the excess water.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they begin to sputter, add channa dhal, urad dhal, hing, dry chilly and curry leaves. Saute it until the dhals become light brown.

Add chopped onion, grated ginger. Saute it till the onion becomes translucent. Then add in peanuts, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt.

Add previously soaked aval and mix it gently. Cook for 2 min.

Transfer it to serving bowl and garnish it with coriander leaves. Add lemon juice and serve.

 

Serve hot and enjoy!!!

Note:

Adding lemon juice to the preparation helps in better absorption of iron, provided by the germ in the grain.

Here i have used thick poha ( getti aval in tamil ). This kind of poha doesn’t turn soggy or mashy after rinsing or soaking in water. Do not use thin poha ( paper aval ) for this recipe.