Lemon Aval / Lemon Poha has become my recent fav esp when the tummy kicks in for the 5PM teatime snack. It is very quick to put together and you need not wait too long, flavourful and yummy upma ready in minutes….what else do you want? I always love lemon flavour for its tanginess like lemon rice, lemon sevai etc and now this has been added to the list too.I have already posted a simple aval upma yrs ago, this is a variation of the usual aval upma.
You can use any variety of poha as you wish but I prefer the thick variety as it is less sticky, though tastewise not much of difference. I love the thin variety for aval urundai and aval payasam. When I was puzzled of what to pack last week, this lemon poha came to my rescue and yes I agree posting here was in my mind too 🙂
Lemon Aval Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Snack | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Aval(Poha) – 1 cup (I used thick poha variety )
Lemon juice – from 1 small lemon
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Channa Dal – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Hing – a generous pinch
Green chillies – 1 chopped finely
Curry leaves – few
Method:
- Squeeze juice from a small lemon, set aside.Add water to poha just till immersing level,leave it soaked for 3-5mins(if its thick variety).Add required salt.
- Meanwhile soak channa dal for 10mins. Heat oil in a pan – add the items under ‘to temper’ and saute till golden brown and the dals turn crisp.
- Then add soaked poha, give a stir until the seasoning is mixed evenly.Check for salt and adjust accordingly. Switch off and add the lemon juice.
Serve hot/warm!
My Notes:
- While tempering you can add peanuts too.
- Make sure you switch off and then add lemon juice else there are chances for the upma to become bitter.
- Instead of green chillies, you can add red chillies too.
- If you are using the thin variety of poha soak just for 2mins else it will become mushy.
- This upma is ideal for snack time esp for kids.
Veena Theagarajan says
February 8, 2013 at 11:52 amlooks yummy and perfect breakfast
priya satheesh says
February 8, 2013 at 12:26 pmFlavorful upma… Love this!!
Bharathy says
February 8, 2013 at 12:45 pmFirst a bear hug for you 🙂 I always look out for a quick fix snack for my husband who rushes in for tea time and rushes out.. this will be a perfect one for him!bookmarking 🙂
Kadhyaa says
February 8, 2013 at 1:04 pmsimple yet very yummy
Uma Ramanujam says
February 8, 2013 at 2:37 pmLike the grainy texture of the poha.would also like to add grated coconut to it.
Vardhini says
February 8, 2013 at 3:21 pmAval upma is hubby's favorite and looks inviting Sharmi.
Vardhini
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SohNi says
February 8, 2013 at 6:28 pmI just love poha and it's a comfort food for me when I do not want to do serious cooking.
Dipti Joshi says
February 8, 2013 at 6:56 pmIn Maharashtra we use thick variety only to prepare this dish. 'Batata Pohe' is my favorite breakfast.
Suja Manoj says
February 8, 2013 at 10:35 pmLooks simply delicious,yum
Sireesha Puppala says
February 9, 2013 at 12:30 amSimple n delicious brkfat
tinku shaji says
February 9, 2013 at 8:13 amI love poha.. nice recipe
Shobha Kamath says
February 9, 2013 at 10:01 amI love this breakfast dish ! I also do it the Maharashtrian way as well as the "Konkani" way i.e without the dals and the turmeric powder and with coconut gratings for garnish.
ShravsCookBookBlog says
February 9, 2013 at 1:55 pmI prepare this twice a week for breakfast…adding lemon juice makes it so yummy….
shailajag says
February 9, 2013 at 8:37 pmHi Sharmi, iam big fan of your site, I never cook but after seeing ur site I got interest in cooking.. thank you so much, your presentation is simply supereb.. now I can say I can cook :0)
Sona S says
February 10, 2013 at 1:50 amsimple and delicious poha.. nice clicks..
sindhu chandran says
February 10, 2013 at 5:27 amSimple and yummy recipe 🙂
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Srikitchen says
February 10, 2013 at 3:09 pmlooks yummy!
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Srilekha
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Sangee says
February 11, 2013 at 4:46 amCan u clear one doubt for me? You soaked channa dal for preparing rava idli and this lemon poha also what is the purpose of soaking like that.
DivyaGCP says
February 11, 2013 at 5:51 amLove this quick and easy to make aval, especially for the lemon flavor.. Simple and delicious..
Pavithra says
October 31, 2013 at 3:26 pmHi Sharmi,
Tried this. Came out Great! Thanks!
abinaya says
June 25, 2014 at 1:40 pmHi sharmi,
Tried out today and came out So well.