Ukad Recipe - Maharashtrian Rice Flour Porridge
Ukad Recipe is a classic Maharashtrian breakfast recipe. A lovely tadka of cumin and mustard seeds flavoured with ginger and green chillies. Such simple ingredients yet such complex flavours.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon Oil
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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torn
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1/2 inch Ginger
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finely chopped
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1 Green Chilli
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finely chopped
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Salt
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to taste
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1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1/4 cup Rice flour
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1 cup Water
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2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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finely chopped
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Ukad Recipe, prep all the ingredientsHeat oil in a pan on medium heat; add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves
Step 2
Allow the seeds to crackle
Step 3
Next add the ginger, green chilli, salt and turmeric powder
Step 4
Saute this for thirty seconds
Step 5
Now that that tadka for the ukad is ready, reduce the heat and add in the water, right after, quickly add in the rice flour
Step 6
As soon as the rice flour is added, keep stirring it in with a ladle, to ensure there are so lumps
Step 7
The rice flour mixture will begin to thicken and form a porridge style consistency
Step 8
Once the ukad has come together with the tadka, mix well once more and cover the pan, turn the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes minutes until you see a shiny texture of the ukad (rice flour porridge)
Step 9
This is to ensure the rice flour is well cooked
Step 10
Once done, give it a taste and check the salt and adjust accordingly
Step 11
Turn off the heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve
Step 12
Serve Ukad Recipe along with Adrak Chai Recipe - Indian Style Ginger Tea for breakfast
Step 13