Sunday, July 4, 2010

Healthy Poha/ Avil upma


this is one of the healthiest breakfast, you can eat. It is full of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, iron. if you're using thin flaked rice/ avil, just wash it in colander & keep it aside. In case, you're using, thick avil, then wash it well, sprinkle little water & keep it, as it saves you the trouble of squeezing water in case you soak it in water.

Ingredients- 2 tbsp oil, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 2 tsp chana dal, 2 tsp udad dal, 2 tbsp of peanuts, green chilies to taste, 1" ginger piece cut fine, 1 big onion cut fine, 1 big carrot cut fine, some florets of cauliflower, peas, 1 potato cut fine, 1/2 tsp haldi pdr., salt ,coriander leaves for garnishing.

In a thick kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, the dals, peanuts, once the mustard seeds crackles, add the cut veges along with ginger, chilies & garlic in you like also cut fine, mix well adding some haldi, salt & sprinkle some water, cover & cook till the veges are soft. Then add the soaked avil/ poha, mix well, adding salt to taste. last add coriander leaves. Add lime juice once you take off the gas.

 TIP- Lime juice helps you to absorb better the iron from poha. eating regularly this for breakfast, helps one to improve their iron in the blood along with spinach at least 3- times in a week. As i already said,  whenever you eat spinach, always remember to have some amla/gooseberry pickle or murabba with your food as it helps to absorb iron better from spinach/ methi.

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