Atukula Upma -- Poha -- Upma with Flattened Rice

Poha or Flattened rice or Atukula upma is very easy and tummy full breakfast. One of my most favourite breakfast, but I make it very rarely as my hubby prefer to eat dosa or idli for breakfast, instead of eat any rice substitute.
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Recipe Category: Breakfast
Recipe Cuisine: Maharashtra
Serves: 5 people

Ingredients:

• Poha/Atukulu - 2 cups
• Onions -1 Large
• Aloo/Potato - 1 Medium
• Green Chillies - 3 
• Ginger -3" Long
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 5 to 7
• Coriander Leaves -  fist full
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 2 tsp
• Black Gram - 2 tsp
• Bengal Gram - 2 tsp
• Red Chillies - 2 
• Lemon Juice - of 2 or 3 large lemons

Procedure:

1. Chop onions and potato.
2. Chop green chillies and ginger. Squeeze the juice of 2 or 3 lemons. 
   
3. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black gram, bengal gram. 
4. When they start crackling add green chillies and ginger. Add chopped onions and potato. Saute it for a while. 
   
5. Add salt and Turmeric powder. Fry them till the onions and potatoes turn soft and cook.
6. Meanwhile soak atukulu/poha in water for 5 minutes. Drain and squeeze excess water. Add this to the above onion tadka. Mix well.
   
7. Switch off the flame and add lemon juice.
8. Serve hot atukula upma or poha with curd or any chutney.