RICE GRAIN UPMA (VARI NOOKA UPMA)

Ingredients:

• Rice grain (Rice suji/varinooka) - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Onions (Slices) - 3
• Red chillies -1
• Green chillies - 6 (If you want less spice then reduce the green chillies)
• chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds (Aavalu) - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds (Jeera, Jeelakarra) - 1/2 tsp
• Ginger (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Salt - to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, and let it splutter then add cumin seeds, Red chilli, green chillies, chana dal and urd dal and fry well.
• Add chopped onions and  Saute them well.
• Now add 3 cups of water and salt and bring it to boil.
• When the water starts to boiling, then add rice sooji and keep stirring for 2-3 min.
• Now close the lid and cook in low flame for 7-8 min or until it turns soft.
• This hot Rice sooji upma serve with any pickle, yogurt., coconut chutney.

KHARA BATH (VEGETABLE UPMA)

Ingredients: 

• Rava/Semolina/Sooji/Godhuma nooka - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Onions - 2 (Sliced)
• Chopped Tomato - 1
• Green peas - 4 tbsp
• Carrot - 1
• Green chillies - 3
• Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients for Seasoning(Talimpu):

• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Butter/Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds(Aavalu) - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch
• Red chilli - 1
• Curry leaves - 1 string

Method:

• Boil 3 cups of water, add salt to taste and set aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan add all seasoning(Talimpu) ingredients. When they start spluttering then add chana dal, green chillies, chopped ginger and onion slices and saute along with the butter/oil. 
• Once onions are golden brown add turmeric powder and coriander powder & mix and quickly add chopped tomatoes and stir to avoid burning off of the powders.
• Once the tomatoes are cooked for couple of minutes add all your vegetables and stir fry them to cook.
• Once vegetables are 3/4th done add 1 cup of Sooji/Rava/Semolina and stir until you can dectect the aroma of fried Rava.
• Now add the boiling water slowly stirring all the while. Make sure you do this on medium heat.
• Stir well and switch off the flame. 
• Serve Khara bath with coconut chutney and any pickle.

MOOR KALI

TBD

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.