Potato Upma

Potato Upma or Alugadde Uppittu, Aloo Upma is the simple upma blended with the boiled potatoes. It is tasty, spicy and filling breakfast. A nice, quick hot breakfast with goodness of potatoes for chilly winter mornings. Upma or Sooji Upma is a semolina based famous and fave South Indian breakfast recipe. #carpediemspicyeats

Potato Upma

Ingredients:

1. Rava or sooji- 1cup
2. Water - 2 cups
3. Potatoes-1 cup (boiled and chopped)
4. Green chillies-6-7
5. Curry leaves-few
6. Oil-1-2 tbsp
7. Mustard-1/2tsp
8. Jeera-1/2tsp
9. Channa dal-1tsp
10. Urad dal-1tsp
11. Hing- a pinch
12. Turmeric-a pinch
13. Fresh coriander-few
14. Lemon juice-1tbsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Freshly grated coconut-1/2 cup (opt)

Method:  Fry the rava well until slightly brown and aromatic and keep it aside. Boil water. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, jeera when they begin to splutter add channa and urad dal fry about 2 minutes until light brown. Next add chopped  green chillies, potatoes, hing, curry leaves, and fry well. Once done add fried rava ,salt and mix well next add the boiling water slowly. Stir until all the water is gone.  Add the lemon juice. Close the lid and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. 

Garnish with coriander leaves and coconut and serve potato rava upma hot.

You can also add Dhania-Jeera Powder/Kalamiri Powder for additional spicy flavor.

Check other interesting recipes made from Aloo/Potatoes.

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Avarekalu sagu

Avarekalu Saagu is an interesting accompaniment for your chaptis or puris. You can enjoy it with idlis, dosa or rasam rice. This delicious gravy is a blend of Indian spices with onion, tomatoes and coconut. Try it out during the avarekayi season. 

Avarekalu is Hyacinth Beans or Vaal.

Avarekalu Sagu

Ingredients

1. 1 cup avarekalu (cooked)
2. 1 big onion chopped
3. 1 tomato chopped
4. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
5. 3 tsp cooking oil
6. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
7. 1/2 tsp urad dal
8. 1/2 tsp chana dal
9. Hing a pinch
10. 4 - 5 curry leaves
11. Salt as per your taste

To grind

1. 1/2 cup grated coconut
2. small piece ginger
3. 1 tsp coriander seeds
4. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 
5. 2 tbsp putani /roasted dal
6. 1 tsp poppy seeds
7. 1 - 2 green chili
8. 1/2" cinnamon
9. few cloves
10. green Elachi or cardamom
11. 2 tbsp coriander leaves (optional)

Method - Avarekaalu Saagu recipe

Roast the ingredients from 2-5 mins with little oil. Next grind all ingredients along with spices.

In a pan heat a tsp of oil and add mustard, chana dal, urad dal once done, add curry leaves, hing and turmeric. 

Add onion and tomatoes and fry well. Next add the boiled avarekalu. Mix. 

Add the grounded paste and mix well. Bring it to boil. Add salt. Simmer on low heat for 3-4mins. 

Cover and let the saagu blend well. 

Serve Avarekalu saagu hot with puris or chapatis.

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