Can I use Thin aval
To make it a beginner-friendly tiffin, I generally prefer to use thick flattened rice as it gives perfect fluffy uppu aval. Thin flattened rice might turn mushy if not cooked right.
can I skip sugar?
Sugar is optional but gives a nice flavor to the dish so I would recommend it.
Can I add onion?
Yes in that case skip Asafoetida. To make naivedhyam for krishna Jayanthi uppu aval I didn’t add onion.
Ingredients
To temper
Kara aval
1/3 cup roasted peanuts 1/4 cup coconut coriander leaves 1/2 juice from half a lemon salt if required 1/2 teaspoon ghee
First, wash Aval well
Add hot water, turmeric powder, required salt, and sugar; soak for 10 minutes
Strain it in a colander; press and let it remain in a colander to drain water. Fluff it well
Add oil and when the oil becomes hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, and curry leaves; and let them
Furthermore, add ginger and green chillies; roast
add asafoetida; mix well
Furthermore, add peanuts and coconut; mix well
soaked aval; turn down to low flame Turn down to low flame. Add coriander leaves, and salt if required; mix well and turn off the stove
Furthermore add lemon juice; mix well
Finally, add ghee and serve
