RICE GRAIN (VARINOOKA) VUPPINDI

Ingredients:

• Rice grain (Rice suji/varinooka) - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Sweet corn - 1/4th cup (optional)

Ingredients for Seasoning (Talimpu):

• Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tsp
• Jeera (Jeelakarra) - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida (Hing) - 1/4th tsp
• Red chillies -1
• Green chillies - 6 (If you want less spice then reduce the green chillies)
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Moong dal - 3 tbsp
• Grated coconut - 1/4th cup (optional)

Method:

• Mix and wash the chana dal & moong dal and keep it aside.
• Heat the Kadai (PAN) with oil. 
• Add mustard seeds. When they start to crackle then add remaining seasoning ingredients.
• Saute it well. Then add chana dal , moong dal & grated coconut.
• Now add 3 cups of water and close with lid.
• When the water starts to boiling, simmer the heat till the moong dal cooks well.
• Then add rice sooji and keep stirring for 3-4 min.
• Now add sweetcorn and mix it well.
• Close with lid and cook until it turns soft.
• This hot Rice sooji vuppindi serve with curd (or) coconut chutney.