Pachipindi Upma (Rice Flour Upma)

This upma is one of my favourites because of two reasons: 1) It is quick to make and needs no prior preparation at all and 2) It is very yummy. This upma serves one person with a second helping too 🙂

Ingredients

Rice Flour or Pachipinndi – 1 measure

Red Chillies – 2

Mustard Seeds

Oil

Salt to Taste

Method of Preparation

First heat some oil in a kadai, then add some mustard seeds.

After the mustard seeds splutter, break the red chillies into two pieces each and add it to this.

Then add one cup of water and let the water come to a boil.

After the water comes to a boil, add salt according to your taste.

Then add the rice flour to the water and keep it closed with a lid for about 10-12 minutes. (Do not stir the mixture meanwhile).

After some 10-12 minutes, stir the mixture and pour oil while you stir it.

When you mix it, it will come to a upma like consistency, except that it will be coarse. Close the lid and let the upma cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve this upma hot with any pickle. Tastes best with tomato pickle 🙂

Alternative

You can add sour curd also to this upma during preparation. This makes it even more yummier !!

Idli Upma

This is a very tasty upma made with leftover idlis. I have heard variations of the same recipe, but this is the one which my mom makes. The quantity of the upma depends on the number of leftover idlis. The quantities mentioned here serves 1 person.

Ingredients

Leftover idlis – 4

Idli Molaga Podi – As required

Onion – 1 (Big)

Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Urad Dal – 1/2 tsp

Oil – 1tsp

Note: For the Tamil or Telugu Equivalent of the ingredients, please refer the Glossary page.

Method of Preparation

With you hand powder the idli into small pieces.

Then mix required amount of molagai podi according to your with the powdered idli.

Then heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Then add mustard seeds.

After the mustard seeds burst, add Urad Dal and fry for 30 seconds.

After the Dal turns brown, add onion and fry until onion is half cooked.

Then add the powdered idli and mix well.

Keep it on the stove for about 2 mins and then remove and serve hot.