Udupi Avvalaki/AvvalUpma/Spiced Masala Poha
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Masala Powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 6-8 whole red chilies, use accordingly
  • 2 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Making the Udupi Upma
  • 2 cups very thin aval/poha
  • ½ to 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup coconut, grated
  • ¼ or 2 tbsp. jaggery powder
Tempering
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • pinch asafetida
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp urad daal
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 10 curry leaves
To top
  • Toasted peanuts
Instructions
  1. In a sauté pan, spray a little oil and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, whole red chilies. Roast it until you smell the spices and it's slightly toasty. Cool. Take it out in a blender, add the sesame seeds and powder it.
  2. In the same pan that you sautéed add the powder back in, since it will have the residual heat. Add the coconut and the jaggery
  3. Add salt, aval or poha and start massaging and mixing it well with your hands.
  4. In a tempering pan, add oil, asafoetida, mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and let it pop. Pour it in the aval mixture.
  5. Again, once it is slightly cool, mix it again very well. The aval will soften.
  6. Toss in the toasted peanuts.
  7. Serve with tea
Notes
If you are using a thicker poha, soak it in water for 5-10 minutes before adding it in the spice mix.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2022/01/18/udupi-aval-upma/