Red flattened rice upma is a mild spicy flaky upma made by sautéing soaked red poha with ground coconut & tempered spices. Red Poha is healthy, easily digestible and is good for controlling sugar levels. How to make Red flattened rice upma is described in this post with step by step pictures.
This is regular aval upma with a slight variation.This red aval upma is easy and quick to make that you can serve for guests as neiveidhyam for navaratri. It is again a no onion no garlic recipe suitable for navaratri.I made this for today’s breakfast and loved it with my cup of coffee.You can make sweet version by adding coconut,sugar and cardamom powder.
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Red flattened rice upma
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup red poha (aval)
- 1/2 tsp idli milagai podi
- water as needed
- salt to taste
To grind:
- 3 tbsp coconut grated
- 1/2 green chilli
To Temper:
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp jeera
- a small sprig curry leaves
- a tiny pinch hing
Instructions
- Measure and take poha.Rinse it once, then soak in water once the water is absorbed,fluff it up and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it crackle.
- Meanwhile grind coconut and green chillies to a coarse mixture without adding water.
- Now add coconut mixture,add required salt and saute for few mins until raw smell leaves.
- Now add poha,saute for a minute add idli molaga podi toss it well for few mins.
- Serve hot / warm!
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Notes
- Do not add more water, then it will become soggy. Just add water till immersing level.
- You can even add onion while sauteing.
- You can even add a 1/2 tsp of lemon juice for a lemony flavour.
- You can replace coconut oil with gingelly oil too.
- You can replace green chillies with red chillies.
- The spice powder I have used here is already spicy so I added just 1/2 green chilli, you can adjust according to your preference.
How to make red flattened rice upma
- Measure and take poha.Rinse it once, then soak in water once the water is absorbed,fluff it up and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it crackle.Meanwhile grind coconut and green chillies to a coarse mixture without adding water.
- Now add coconut mixture,add required salt and saute for few mins until raw smell leaves.
- Now add poha,saute for a minute add idli molaga podi toss it well for few mins.
Serve hot / warm!
My Notes
- Do not add more water, then it will become soggy. Just add water till immersing level.
- You can even add onion while sauteing.
- You can even add a 1/2 tsp of lemon juice for a lemony flavour.
- You can replace coconut oil with gingelly oil too.
- You can replace green chillies with red chillies.
- The spice powder I have used here is already spicy so I added just 1/2 green chilli, you can adjust according to your preference.
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