Rice Uppuma

The rice Uppuma does look like a delicious and quick meal. .... Simple and Elegant. I love to have this hot with Tomato chutney and Green chili pickle.
Ingredients
Long grain rice - 2 cups
Toovar dhal - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Seasoniings:
Oil/Ghee - 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urdh dhal - 2 tsp
Peanuts - 1 tsp
Chenna dhal - 2 tsp
Whole Red Chilies - 4nos
Curry leaves - 4 - 5 nos
Asafetida – 1/8 tsp
Method:

• Wash Rice & pat dry with a clean cloth or paper towel. Let it dry for 5 minutes.
• Grind the rice, Toovar dhal, and black pepper and cumin seeds into a course mixture.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add all seasonings and fry, when they turn golden brown add 3 cups of water.
• When it boils, add the salt, Asafetida and curry leaves.
• Now add the ground mixture of rice, cumin seeds and black pepper. Stir well.
• Now put it in a electric rice cooker and cook. (If  you  are using a pressure cooker, allow the mixture to cook until the first whistle. )
• If you need  more water ,you can add more water to the rice mixture. Stir it continuously until the mixture thickens and the rice is cooked.
• Mix well again & serve with tomato& ginger gravy & sambhar.

Note: This rice Uppuma will take more time to cook than ordinary rava Uppuma.

Rice Uppuma