Aval Upma / Rice Flakes Upma

Aval / Rice Flakes can be used to prepare variety of snack items.
One amoungst them is Upma.

INGREDIENTS:

• Aval / Rice Flakes - 3 cups
• Grated Cocount - 3/4 cup
• Green Chillies - 3-4 nos
• Sliced Pearl Onion -5 nos
• Channa Daal - 2 tbsp
• Urad Daal - 2 tbsp
• Cashew nut -20 nos
• Coconut Oil - 3 tbsp
• Red Chillies- 2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Peanut / Groundnut -20 nos
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in the pan .
• Add mustard seeds, red chillies and wait for them to sputter. 
• Fry channa daal, urad daal, peanut and cashew nut, curry leaves and keep aside.
• Add green chilies and pearl onion and saute till translucent. 
• Wash the aval / rice flakes and drain the water from it.
• Add aval / rice flakes, salt, water and mix well. 
• Add grated coconut and mix well.
• Stir for 2 minutes and cook the aval.
• Turn off the stove and fried seasoning into it and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Aval Upma can be served hot with Tea or Coffee.

Sooji Upma / Cracked Wheat Upma

Sooji or Cracked wheat Upma is yet another delicious and healthy recipe.
The preparation method is simple and easy to follow.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sooji / Cracked wheat - 1 cups
• Onion - ¼ cup
• Grated Cocount - ½ cup
• Green Chillies - 3-4 nos
• Red Chillies- 2 nos
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tbsp 
• Curry leaves - A few
• Chopped carrot, beans, grean peas - ½ cup
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Channa Daal - 1 tbsp
• Urad Daal - 1 tbsp
• Water - 1 1/2 cup
• Salt - to taste
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PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in the pan .
• Add mustard seeds, red chillies and wait for them to sputter. 
• Add channa daal, urad daal and fry it.
• Add green chilies, curry leaves, ginger and onion and fry till translucent. 
• Add vegetables and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add salt,water and grated coconut and let it come to boil . 
• Wash sooji and add to it.
• Stir well and low the flame .
• Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook.
• Turn off the stove when the sooji is cooked well and water is dried up.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Chips or Pappadam

Idli Upma

Idli Upma is a tasty dish which can be prepared using left over Idli's.

INGREDIENTS:

• Idli -5 nos
• Chopped Onion -2 tbsp
• Grated Cocount - 1 tbsp
• Green Chillies - 2 nos
• Red Chillies- 2 nos
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Channa Daal - 1 tsp
• Urad Daal - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Broken idli into small pieces.
• Heat Oil in the pan .
• Add mustard seeds ,Red Chillies and wait for them to splutter. 
• Add channa Daal, urad daal and fry it.
• Add green chilies, curry leaves and Onion and fry till translucent. 
• Add Idli, grated coconut and salt and stir. 
• Low the flame and allow to fry for 1 minute.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot

Semiya Upma

Semia, otherwise known as Vermicelli can be used to prepare delicious breakfast.
This dish can be prepared very easily.

INGREDIENTS:

• Semiya - 2 cups
• Onion - 1 small
• Grated Coconunt - ½ cup
• Green Chillies - 3 - 4 nos
• Red Chillies- 2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Turmeric Powder - pinch
• Channa Daal - 1 tbsp
• Urad Daal - 1 tbsp
• Cashew nut -10 nos
• Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Water - 2 ½ cup
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat ½ tsp oil or ghee in the pan and roast semiya till light golden colour. 
• Remove it from the fire and keep aside.
• Heat remaining oil or ghee in the pan .
• Add mustard seeds, red chillies and wait for them to sputter. 
• Add channa daal, urad daal and cashew nut and fry it.
• Add green chilies, curry leaves and onion into it and saute till translucent. 
• Add salt, water, turmeric powder and grated coconut and let it come to boil . 
• Add semiya gradually into it and stir well.
• Low the flame and allow to cook .
• Turn off the stove when the Semiya is cooked well and it dries up.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with chips or pappadam

Rava Upma / Semolina Upma

Rava upma is a South Indian dish. .It is very easy to cook.

INGREDIENTS:

• Roasted Rava (Semolina) - 1 cups
• Finely chopped Onion - ½ cup
• Grated Cocount - ¼ cup
• Finely chopped green chillies - 3 nos
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Red Chillies- 2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Water - 1 ½ cup
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat Oil in the pan .
• Add Mustard seeds, Red Chillies and wait for them to splutter.
• Add green chilies, curry leaves , ginger and onion and fry till translucent.
• Add Salt, water and grated coconut and let it boil .
• Add rava gradually into it.
• Keep stirring to avoid lumps forming.
• Low the flame and cover the pan with a lid.
• Cook for 5 minutes.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Pazham(banana), Kadala(channa)  curry