Atukula Upma

Ingredients:

• Thick pressed Rice (Poha) – 2 Cups
• Oil – 3 Tbsp
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves – few
• Red Chilli Whole – 3 no
• Asafoetida – pinch
• Green chillies(finely chopped) – 6 no or to taste
• Chanadal – 1/2 Tbsp
• Onion (chopped) – 1/2 cup
• Tomato (cubes) – 1 big
• Salt – to taste
• Cilantro (finely chopped) – 3 Tbsp
• Lemon Juice – 1 Tbsp or to taste

Procedure:

• Wash poha under cold water in a colander or a sieve to remove the starch and dirt particles from them.
• Once poha is washed well, transfer to a wide container and set it aside.
• Heat a wide non stick pan, add in oil, add mustard seeds to the hot oil and allow them to pop.
• Add in cumin seeds, red chilli, hing, green chillies, chanadal,curry leaves and cook for 30 secs stirring continuously until chanadal dal turns golden.
• Add in onion and cover to cook till soft but do not burn them even a bit.
• Add in tomato and immediately add in poha, salt and cook on low heat for 5 mins.
• Add cilantro and lemon juice, give it a final mix and turn off the heat. Serve hot.