Bansi rava avarekaalu uppittu ( wheat rava ) upma

Ingredients

Bansi rava ( wheat rava)—1 cup
Ona avare kaalu ( dry avare kaalu). Hyacinth beans//  surti papdi lilva in hindi—-2 cups

NOTE you can use fresh or frozen beans.

Grated coconut—1/2 cup

Onion—1 medium

Green chillies—2 

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Chopped coriander leaves (kothambari soppu)—2 tablespoon 

Bhath powder or sambar powder or vanghi  bhath powder  —1 tablespoon ( you can use home made or any brand )

For seasoning (oggarane )

Mustard seeds (sasive)__1 teaspoon 

Jeera (jeerige) cumin seeds—1 teaspoon 

Channa dhal (kadale belle)—1 tablespoon 

Urad dhal (uddina belle)—1 tablespoon 

Asafoetida (hing)—1/4 teaspoon 

Turmeric powder (arisina //haldi)—1/2 teaspoon 

Sugar —1/2 teaspoon 

Salt to taste 

Lemon juice ( nimbehannina rasa)—1 tablespoon 

Water- 3 cups or little more.

Oil—4 tablespoon 

Method 

Wash the dry  avare kaalu and soak in water overnight .

Transfer it to a pressure cooker and cook for 4 to 5 whistles on medium flame.

Frozen beans may just take 5 to 6 minutes boiling.

Dry roast the bansi rava in a kadai or pan on medium flame until it turns light brown .

Keep aside .

Chop onion and slit the green chillies.

Now heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai or pan on medium flame,once hot enough add mustard seeds,when it crackles add jeera,channa and urad dhal,hing.

Sauté till dhals turns brown.

Now add the  green chillies,curry leaves and chopped onion.

Fry till onion turns soft for a few minutes 

Add in turmeric powder and sauté for a while.

Now add sugar ,bhath powder and keep stirring for a minute.

Finally add boiled avare  kaalu along with  cooked water .

Add salt and boil the water .

Add little more water in needed( you need 3 to 31/4 cups of water in total)

When the water starts boiling,add roasted rava little by little stirring all the time on low flame.,

Stir continuously so that lumps are not formed.

Cover with a lid and cook on medium flame for about 3 to 4 minutes.

Sit in between.

When uppittu is cooked add coconut grated,coriander leaves,and squeezed lemon juice.

Remove from stove .

 Now uppittu is ready to serve.

Serve hot with chutney powder and curd.

For variation 

You can use Bombay rava  or raw rice rava.