Puli Aval (Tamarind Poha Recipe)

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I have endless love towards all tangy dishes with lemon, tamarind etc.This puli aval upma is quick to fix for snack time / for breakfast.The recipe is quite similar to lemon aval recipe that I posted sometime back.You can see more poha recipes often here in this space :) I have already posted a simple aval upma yrs ago, this is a variation of the usual aval upma.

Tamarind Poha - Ingredients

Serves: 2

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Thick Poha - 1 cup
Tamarind extract - Add 2 tsp tamarind to 1/4 cup water
Salt - to taste

To temper:

Oil - 2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 small sprig
Chana Dal - 1 tsp
Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Red chillies - 3
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1.Rinse poha well. Extract tamarind pulp and soak poha in it.If it does not immerse fully add little water.2.Heat oil - add the ingredients listed under 'to temper' , add required salt and fry well until dals turn golden brown and peanuts are crisp. Then add the soaked poha and mix well. Cook covered for 3mins ad switch off.

Serve hot/warm.

My Notes:

• You can use any variety of poha but thick variety takes little more time to soak than the thin ones so soak it accordingly.

• Dont add more water else poha will turn mushy.

• If you make it thin poha it may not turn out as grains separated as in thick poha.

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