Rice Moong Dal Upma

Uppudu Pindi.

Raw rice is coarsely ground using a blender. The ground rice is then cooked in water along with moong dal till rawa is completely cooked. Uppudu Pindi is served with mango pickle or with yogurt.
Makes: Rice Moong Dal Upma.

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice 1 cup
• Moong Dal 1/4 Cup
• Green Chiles 4
• Salt to taste
• Ghee 1/2 tsp

Talimpu:

• Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp
• Broken Red Chiles 5
• Curry Leaves 10
• Oil 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Coarsely grind the rice in a spice blender or use rice rawa if available.
Remove stems, wash and slice the green chiles.

Heat a pan on medium heat, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles.
Fry briefly, pour 2 1/2 cups of water, moong dal and salt.
Bring the water to boil, let the moong dal cook for couple of minutes.
When moong dal is almost cooked, add ghee and rice rawa.
Stir well and cook covered on low flame for around 10 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed
Remove from heat, fluff up the upma and serve with pickle or yogurt or both.
Notes: Make sure rice rawa is cooked properly before removing from heat.

Source: Talimpu