Vegetable Poha / Vegetable Aval Upma

Yet another recipe for the "Beginners"

Ingredients

Thick Poha / Aval - 2 cups

Pressure Cooker

• Carrot and Beans - 1/2 cup (sliced)
• Potato - 1 (diced)
• Fresh or Frozen Peas - 1/4 cup

Tadka and Saute

• Oil - 2 teaspoons
• Mustard and cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon each
• Green chillies - 2 or 3 (slit)
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Curry leaves - little
• groundnuts - 2 tablespoons (optional)

Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoons or as needed

Topping

• Lemon - 1 (optional)
• Coriander leaves - little (finely chopped)

Method

• Wash poha very well and drain it under a colander  /filter

• Take carrot, beans and diced potatoes together in a vessel.and fill it up with water till it get immersed
• Take peas in another vessel and again fill it up water as above
• Pressure cook them for 1 whistle

• Heat oil in a kadai and throw in mustard seeds.Once it splutters put jeera and let it crackle
• Saute curry leaves and fry groundnuts at this stage
• Add green chillies and onions.Saute till the onions become golden brown

• Drain water from the half cooked vegetables and add it to the above tadka
• Put 1/2 teaspoon of salt and turmeric and cook for few minutes till the vegetables becomes soft

• Now add the drained poha and the remaining salt.Mix well. Poha will get cooked very fast (matter of 2 minutes)

• Switch off the stove and garnish with corriander leaves
• Squeeze lemon and mix well

Hot Poha Upma is ready.Serve it curd and pickle