Spicy Lemon Aval (Spicy Lemon Poha)

3 Cups Red Aval

Soak aval in water for 3 minutes, filter the water and keep aval in a bowl.

Yielded: 5 and 3/4 Cups

1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp Black Split Urad Dal
1 Tsp Channa Dal
1 Red Chili, DO NOT break the chili, add the whole red chili

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it starts to splutter, add urad dal, channa dal, red chili and fry till the color of the dal changes.

1/4 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped
3 Serrano Peppers, Chopped Lengthwise, if you want it to be more spicy, chop into thin round pieces
1 Sprig Curry Leaves

1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 and 1/2 Tsp Salt
1/8 Tsp Asafoetida
1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Powder, DO NOT ADD THIS, IF YOU ARE CHOPPING  THE SERRANO PEPPERS INTO THIN ROUND PIECES

Add onion, green chilies, curry leaves, saute for few minutes, add turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida, black pepper powder and saute till the onion become translucent.

Add Aval and mix well.

2 Tbsp Lemon Juice (Juice from 1 Small Lemon)

Add lemon juice to the aval, mix and switch off the stove.

2 Tbsp Cilantro, Chopped
1/4 Cup Peanut, Dry Roasted

Add cilantro and peanut to aval and mix well.

Source: Based on Aunty's Lemon Rice
Taste Note: Tastes Good, not as good as Lemon Rice.
Yields: 6 Cups