Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sprouted Black Channa & Tamarind Poha Upma

Tamarind poha upma is the quickest, easiest and tastiest dish. I learnt this from my mom. Mom used to add peanuts to this upma but just for a change, this time I replaced peanuts with sprouted black channa.

Ingredients :

1. Poha (Thick) - 2 Cup
2. Sprouted Channa - 1/2 Cup (Cooked)
3. Onion - 1/2 Cup (Chopped)
4. Tamarind Juice (thick consistency) - 1/4 Cup
5. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
6. Oil - 1/2 tbs
7. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
8. Mustard - 1 tsp
9. Red Chillies - 3 or adjust to your taste
10. Curry leaf - few
11. Salt - Required qty



Procedure :

1. Wash poha and soak it in water for 5 minutes
2. Drain water and squeeze out any extra water from the poha.
3. Add turmeric powder, salt and tamarind juice. Mix well.
4. Keep it as such for 5 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, heat oil and then add mustard. Once it get popped, add asafoetida, red chillies and curry leaf. Fry for sometime.
6. Then add the onion. Saute till onion turns to golden brown.
7. Now, add the poha and cooked channa.
8. Mix well and keep in medium flame for another 5 - 10 minutes.
9. Serve hot with coconut chutney or just the upma alone.

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31 comments:

Unknown said...

Love it, never added black chana and tamarind to poha, lovely !!

sonu said...

this is really new type of poha..very cute presentation..

Gita Jaishankar said...

Very healthy and tasty looking upma Nithu...looks good :)

divya said...

Wow... very healthy and delicious...

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

new to me adding tamarind to poha...tang poha recipe..looks good

Prema said...

Lovely uppma never tried it with black channa.Very innovative.Excellent presentation...

Parad Sharma said...

Wow! Beautiful presentation. Awesome recipe and def a healthy Poha Upma

Kiran said...

Poha with tamarind and chana looks delicious.

Mahi said...

sprouted channaa in poha upma? nice idea nithu!

Suhaina said...

very healthy and lovely decorations too. nice click.

Nitha said...

Looks yummy.. I have never tried sprouted black channa

Swathi said...

Nithu,
Poha with tamarind and sprouted chana dal looks really yummy. liked the presentation

Unknown said...

Love poha..Adding tamarind and chana to poha is new to me. Healthy and interesting recipe!

Pavithra Srihari said...

looks too good da... wonderful pressentation

Life is beautiful !!! said...

Nithu, a very healthy dish. I haven't tried poha with tamarind yet. I should try it.

Rekha shoban said...

cute presentation and healthy upma dear!

Pari Vasisht said...

Lovely presentation, and my MIL makes this too.

Meena said...

gr8 post, nithu...poha is a fav with me!

MaryMoh said...

Mmmm...looks healthy and delicious.

AMA's AnythingVegetarian said...

This is on my try list for a longtime.Once it turned out to be sticky.Adding chana adds protein to the dish.Nice one.

Subhie Arun said...

lovely...tamarind n poha new too me..

Menaga Sathia said...

முளைக்கட்டிய கொண்டைக்கடலி சேர்த்து அவல் உப்புமா செய்வது நல்ல ஐடியா+ஹெல்தியானது...சூப்பர்ர்ர்!!

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

This sound new to me, but it look so healthy.

Niloufer Riyaz said...

upma looks delicious n healthy

Rachana said...

Sprouted chana in poha is a great idea. Looks delicious!

Talita said...

How creative! Sounds healthy and tasty!

Aruna Manikandan said...

sounds new to me dear...
Nice delicious upma...
lovely presentation :-)

shriya said...

Sprouted chana , that's a cool idea of adding it in poha. Must be delicious.

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

As always lovely presentation..great idea of adding sprouts to poha..

Thanks for entry Nithu !!!

BeenaShylesh said...

delisious one.....

Susan said...

What a quick and tasty meal, Nithu.
I love the idea of pounded rice rather than traditional grains. Really looks like comfort food.

Thanks for your MLLA recipe!