Akki tari avare kaalu uppittu ( raw rice rava upma) malnaadu style

ingredients

Avarekaalu( hyacinth beans) ——2 cups

Akki tari ( raw rice rava)—1 cup

Jeerige( jeera /cumin )—2 tablespoon 

Black pepper corns( menasu kaalu)—1  to 2 tablespoon 

Grated coconut—1 cup

Jaggery powder( Bella//gud)—1 tablespoon 

Oil—3 tablespoon 

Ghee— 2 tablespoon 

Curry leaves/kadipatta/karibevu—-few

Coriander leaves/kothambari soppu—2 tablespoon chopped 

Salt to taste.

Water— 4 cups

Method

Pressure cook avarekaalu with 3 cups of water on medium flame for 3 whistles.

Powder  both  jeera and black pepper corns to coarse powder .

Dry roast the akki tari ( rice rava) in a thick bottomed kadai or pan until it turns to  light brown colour on medium flame.

Transfer it to a plate.

In the same kadai take the cooked avarekaalu along with water add salt and little more water.

Let it boil for a few minutes.

After few minutes add jaggery powder,oil,coconut grated,coriander leaves,curry leaves,jeera pepper powder one by one to it.

Let it boil on medium heat .

Once it starts boiling lower the flame to sim add roasted akki tari slowly and constantly stirring the mixture.

Then cover the kadai with a lid .

Let it cook for 8 to 10 minutes on low heat.

Because akki tari takes little longer to cook.

Make sure to stir in between to avoid burning uppittu.

Add ghee at this stage.

Mix well.

Turn of the heat.

 Now avarekaalu uppittu is ready.

Serve hot with ghee and curd.

 Note::THIS  IS A TYPICAL MALNAADU STYLE BREAKFAST