A Special Upma made with rice
Soak the rice for 2 hours. Drain the water and pat dry on a cloth. Grind the rice, toor dal, jeera and pepper coarsely in a mixie just using the pulse mode. Mix well and transfer the rice rava to a bowl and let it cool. This can be stored in an airtight box even for a month.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan/kadai. Once the oil is heated add the mustard seeds, then urad dal, and the red chillies and sauté until urad dal becomes golden colour.
Now add asafoetida and curry leaves and sauté for 1 minute.
Add 3 cups of water to the kadai. Once the water reaches boiling point add the rice rava slowly mixing well so that no lumps are formed.
Keep the flame in minimum heat and cook until the rava becomes soft and well cooked, stirring occasionally
Add 2 tablespoons of oil and leave it in the minimum flame for 3 more minutes.
Tasty and healthy rice rava Upma is ready for serving.
Side dish: Coconut chutney is a good combination for this upma.
You can add onions and green chilli in step 3, for a different taste of this upma.