Andhra Style Uppu Pindi Recipe (Rice Rava and Moong Dal Pudding Recipe)
Andhra Style Uppu Pindi Recipe (Rice Rava and Moong Dal Pudding Recipe), is a dish very similar to “Upma”, Uppumavu” or Uppittu” which is a famous south Indian breakfast that is made like a thick porridge with tempered spices. The Andhra style is a blend of rice rava and moong dal which is a comforting dish to be had with a cup of spicy chutney.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cup Rice rava
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1/3 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
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1/2 cup Sweet corn
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1 Onion
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chopped
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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1 inch Ginger
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chopped
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1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
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Salt
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to taste
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Oil
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for cooking
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Andhra Style Uppu Pindi Recipe, you can prepare rice rava at home as well
Step 2
Wash the normal rice with water and dry it out under the sun or outside for 20 minutes till it becomes dry and grind it coarsely
Step 3
Heat a kadai with oil, add mustard seeds and urad dal and splutter them for 10 seconds and add the curry leaves too and let it crackle
Step 4
Add in the dry red chillies, hing and fry for 10 more seconds
Step 5
Add onions and ginger, stir till the onions become translucent
Step 6
Add the moong dal and fry for 2 minutes
Step 7
Add about 4 cups of water and leave it to boil on a low heat
Step 8
Add salt and adjust according to your palate
Step 9
You can add the ground rice when it starts to boil and keep whisking so that there are no lumps formed
Step 10
Add the sweetcorn and stir
Step 11
Cover and cook over a low heat for 2 more minutes
Step 12
Keep mixing at regular intervals so that it does not get stuck at the bottom
Step 13
Serve the Andhra Style Uppu Pindi Recipe along with spicy coconut chutney and a glass of coffee by the side for your morning breakfast