Uppudu Pindi

Ingredients

1. Raw Rice – 1.5 Cups
2. Moong Dal/Pesalu/Husked Green Gram – 1/3 Cup
3. Red Chillies – 3 or 4
4. Til/Sesame Oil – 1 tbsp
5. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
7. Udad Dal/Minapa Pappu/Split Black Gram – 1 tsp
8. Water – 4 Cups
9. Curry Leaves – 6 to 8
10. Hing/Inguva/Asafoetida – A generous pinch
11. Salt to Taste

Method

1. Grind rice into a coarse powder.
2. In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat oil over medium flame.
3. Add mustard seeds and wait till they splutter.
4. Add udad dal and fry till it turns light brown.
5. Add the moong dal and fry for 5 mins.
6. Add split red chillies, curry leaves, and asafoetida.
7. Fry for a minute.
8. Add water and salt.
9. Wait till the water boils.
10. Lower the heat so that the water just simmers.
11. Add the ground rice slowly while stirring constantly.
12. Mix well so that there are no lumps.
13. Cook covered over low to medium heat till the rice rava is cooked and the uppu pindi has the consistency of upma.
14. Mix at regular intervals
15. Serve hot with Avakai (Mango Pickle).