Attukula Upma |Poha

Breakfast Recipe:

Servings: 3

Duration: 30 mins

Poha/ Attukulu or you can say flattened rice, they are thin, flat and crisp in texture used to make authentic Indian breakfast. It’s most popular in Maharashtrian breakfast and it’s available on street food stalls also it’s famous in south India serves as breakfast but mostly it won’t available on street food 🙂 We often make poha upma or attukula upma at breakfast time, super easy, tasty and worth making at home. I have shared a detailed procedure included with a video clip of making poha/ Attukulu upma at home. Either you can serve it with Spicy Roasted chickpea Powder or fried chilies or dry roasted peanuts.

You can make snacks, sweets, and breakfast with Flattened rice here, I’m sharing few links below you can check out them.

Ingredients:

1 cup = 160 grams

Poha / Attukulu / Pressed rice – 3 cups – Wash twice, drain water and set aside
Tamarind – 1/2 tbsp – soaked 15 mins in 60ml water
Green chilies – 5
Fresh coconut – 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp – garnish
Oil – 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tbsp
Chana dal – 1 tbsp
Curry leaves – 8
Onion – 1 medium-sized – chopped
Tomatoes – 2 – chopped
Salt – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Procedure:

Firstly, blend green chilies and coconut into a smooth paste and keep it aside
On medium heated pan add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, and chana dal, saute till lightly brown
Next, add curry leaves, saute and add onion saute for 3 mins’
Then add in chopped tomatoes and saute 3 more mins
Next, add in salt and turmeric powder, saute a minute then goes in grounded masala
Saute 2 mins and add in tamarind water, saute 2 minutes
Finally add poha, combine well and cover with the lid
After cooking 5 mins open lid and add coriander leaves and gently mix
Serve hot with podi and dry roasted peanuts (optional)
Happy cooking and have a great day!

Step by step process shown below: