Kambu Aval Upma / Pearl Millet Flakes Upma / Bajra Flakes Upma

A healthy twist to the traditional South Indian breakfast recipe Aval Upma using Kambu / Bajra Flakes instead of Rice. 

The taste was good ; it goes well with coconut chutney / Sugar.😃

Also check my Kambu / Pearl Millet recipes which I have posted earlier:

Kambu(கம்பு தோசை) / Bajra Dosa / Pearl Millet Dosa
Kambu Sadam (Pearl Millet Rice) / Kambu Koozh (Pearl Millet Porridge)

PREP TIME

15  mins

COOK TIME

5  mins

TOTAL TIME 

20 mins

                                                                                                                                                   

Recipe for  Kambu Aval Upma / Bajra Flakes Upma

Recipe type: Tiffin item / breakfast recipes

Cuisine: Indian

Serves - 2 to 3(approximately)

Ingredients:

Kambu / Bajra flakes - 2 cups
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Green chillies - 3 to 4 (slitted)
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves - for garnish
Lemon juice - to taste
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp(optional)
Salt – to taste

For seasoning:
Mustard Seeds - ¾ tsp
Channa dhall - 1 tsp
Urad Daal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - few
Oil - 1 to 2 tbsp

Directions:

Wash the Bajra flakes to remove impurities and drain completely.  Keep aside for  5 minutes.

Steam it in a idli plate or steamer for 5 minutes or till it is becomes soft.

Heat oil in a kadai; season it with mustard seeds; once it crackles add urad dhal, channa dhal and curry leaves.

Once the dhal becomes golden brown, grated ginger, green chillies and onion.  Saute well till the onion becomes translucent.

Add cooked Bajra flakes  and salt.  Mix it gently and cook till the rice flakes heated evenly (it will take just 2 to 3 minutes only)

At last add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice.  Give it a mix and serve hot!

Panch Phoron Tarkari / Mixed Vegetable Curry - Meghalaya Cuisine

Panch Phoron Tarkari is an easy to make, nutritious, mixed vegetable curry from Meghalaya cuisine(North Eastern State Of India).

Meghalaya cuisine is very new to me and I started exploring the same. Thus I came across this healthy and easy to make recipe full of flavours.

This dish is worth a try and cherish. I have adapted the recipe from Vahrevah

This recipe is my entry to the event "Shhh!!! Cooking Secretly" challenge conducted by Mayuri Patel of Mayuri's Jikoni.  For the month of February, I have paired with Jayashree Trao  who blogs at "https://www.evergreendishes.com " and the ingredients given by her are Potato and red chilli.

Try this simple and tasty Meghalaya Special "Panch Phoron Tarkari" and give your feedback!

PREP TIME

15 min

COOK TIME

10 mins

TOTAL TIME 

25 mins

                                                                                                                                                         

Recipe for Panch Phoron Tarkari 

Recipe type:Veg accompaniment
Cuisine: Meghalaya
Serves: 3 to 4 persons

Ingredients:
Potato - 1 big
Pumpkin - 1 cup(chopped)
Brinjal - 3 to 4 (cubed)
Turmeric powder - 
Red chillies- 2
Green chilli - 1
Sugar -1 tsp(optional)
Milk - 2 tbsp
Salt - as required

For seasoning:(Paanch Phoron - Five spices)

Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Nigella seeds / Onion seeds- ½ tsp
Fenugreek seeds - ½ tsp
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Fennel seeds - ½ tsp

Bay leaf - 1
Oil - 1 to 2 tbsp

Directions:
Heat oil in a pan, season it with all the five spices, bay and red chillies. Once the spices crackles, add the chopped vegetables along with green chilly, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar.

Give it a mix and add water and milk.  Stir and allow to cook.

Cook till the veggies becomes soft and  water dries up; give it a thorough mix and switch off the gas.

Serve hot as a accompaniment for rice / poori / chapathi.