Sunday, May 20, 2012

Broken Rice Tamarind Upma (Biyyam rava chintapandu upma)

Ingredients:

1) Broken Rice (Biyyam rava) = 1 Cup.
2) Bengal Gram (Pachi Senagapappu) = 2 Tbl Spoons.
3) Groundnuts / Cashew Nuts = 2 Tbl Spoon.
4) Tamarind (Chinta Pandu ) = (Big Lemon size) (Soak in a warm water about 30 min)
5) Water = 2 1/2 cups (Tamarind water)
6) Oil = 3 Tbl Spoons.
7) Green Chillies = 5-6 Pieces (Cut into length wise)
8) Onions (Vullipayalu) = 1 Piece (Cut into length wise).
9) Mustard seeds (Aavalu) = 1/4 Spoon.
10) Urad dal (Minapappu) = 1/2 Tbl Spoon.
11) Cumin Seeds ( Jeela kara) = 1/2 Tbl Spoon.
12) Salt = Acc to taste.
13) Red Chillies ( Yandu mirapakayalu) = 2 Pieces.
14) Curry Leaves = 2 Springs.
15) Turmeric powder ( Pasupu) = 1/4 Spoon.
16) Asafoetida ( Inguva) = 1/4 Spoon.
17) Jaggery (Bellam ) = 1  Tbl spoon.

Method:

1) Take a wide vessel add 2 tbl spoons of oil .
2) Add Groundnuts and fry them
3) Then add Mustard seeds and wait them to splutter then add Cumin seeds, Urad dal, Bengal Gram, Curry leaves, Red Chillies fry until they turn to golden colour.
4) Then add Green Chillies, Onions and fry them.
5) Then add tamarind water, Salt, Turmeric Powder and Jaggery boil them once or twice.
6) Then add Cracked Rice and mix well immediately soon after you add, otherwise it may form lumps
7) Cook in the pressure cooker and let 4 whistles come.
8) After 4 whistles cook 5 min on a medium / low flame.
9) Then switch off the stove and keep Pressure Cooker aside.
10) Spread this Upma in a wide plate add 1 Tbl Spoon of Oil and keep aside.


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