RICE GRAIN ROTI (BIYYAM NOOKA ROTTI)

Ingredients:

• Rice grain (Biyyam nooka/Rice suji/varinooka) - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Red chillies -1
• Green chillies - 5 (If you want less spice then reduce the green chillies)
• chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Moong dal - 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds (Jeera, Jeelakarra) - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Asafoetida (Hing) - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil- 4 tbsp

Method:

• Mix and wash the chana dal & moong dal and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a Kadai (PAN), when oil is hot add asafoetida(hing), mustard seeds, cumin seeds, when it pops up  add red chilli and green chilli, fry for 1 min.
• Now add chana dal, moong dal, fry for 2-3 min.
• Now add 3 cups of water and close the 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, so it combines well with the water and doesn't form any lumps.
• Now close the lid and reduce the flame to low for 25-30 min.
• After that check the grain is cooked and increase the flame to high for 10 min. After that turn off the flame.
• When its cool down you can cut into pieces.
• You can serve with onion curry or any piclee and yogurt(curd).