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rice rava upma or akki uppittu recipe with step by step photos – an easy, delicious, authentic, traditional south indian breakfast recipe from karnataka.

akki-tari means broken rice. this is a dish i have been fortunate enough to enjoy since childhood, cooked to perfection by my mother, hence very special to me. i find it amazing how simple ingredients can be brought together to form such a dish, so delicious and heartwarming. the house would smell so wonderful with the beautiful spices cooking away in the kitchen. and the best bits would be the crusted bits stuck to the pan.

in this rice rava upma recipe, i have used lilva beans which are termed as avrekaalu in kannada. these beans are called as hyacinth beans in english. also known as surti papdi beans or vaal.

these light green flat beans add a unique earthy flavor along with a bite in the dish. whenever i shop at the indian grocery stores, i make it a point to buy these beans frozen and store them and use them as and when i need them. when in season, off course, they are available in plenty and can be used in various south indian preparations such as regular upma, akki rotti(rice flour based flat bread), avrekaalu sambar and so on.

this rice rava upma recipe can be made with idli rava too. but please remember to add less water as, idli rava may not be able to hold the amount of water mentioned in the recipe.

this no onion no garlic avrekaalu akki uppittu, can be served for breakfast or evening tiffin/snack. also can be a go to single pot lunch box idea.

INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 1 cup rice (200 grams) which yields 1 cup rice and 1 cup + ½ tablespoon of broken rice
• 2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
• ¾ cup skinned lilva beans (avrekaalu / hyacinth beans)(you can use frozen or fresh ones. I used frozen beans)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon split yellow peas/chana dal
• 1 teaspoon split black gram/urad dal
• 1 finely chopped green chili
• 1 halved spicy dry red chili
• 2 tablespoons of curry leaves/kadi patta
• salt to taste
• 2½ cups of water

INSTRUCTIONS

prepping rice:

1. firstly, powder 1 cup of raw rice using an electric blender or food processor, running it briefly at first speed only. do not make a fine powder. the grains need to resemble coarse semolina. you can also pulse the rice a few times instead.
2. coarsely powder the whole peppercorns next. you can even powder both the rice and peppercorns together.

preparing upma:

1. in a deep, thick bottomed pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
2. add mustard seeds, split chana dal, urad dal, stir them for a few seconds.
3. add finely chopped green chili, curry leaves and stir until the chana dal turns golden brown.
4. then add ¾ cup of lilva beans, stir so that they get mixed in with the tempering.
5. following this, pour in 2 and ½ cups of water. add salt to taste. bring this to a boil.
6. then simmer until the lilva beans cook through.
7. then add the powdered rice and peppercorns, give it a mix using a spatula.
8. cook stirring now and again very well. break lumps if any. continue to cook until all the water gets absorbed and the broken rice cooks through.
9. this should take around 7 to 9 minutes at low-medium to medium heat. once the grains are cooked through, turn off the heat. cover with a lid for another 2 minutes.
10. serve rice rava upma with curd or chutney powder or pickle of your choice.
11. adding a teaspoon of ghee while serving enhances the flavor. but this is optional.

NOTES

- as an optional addition, you can add 1 tablespoon of tuvar dal/split pigeon peas while grinding the rice and peppercorns and follow the rest of the recipe as mentioned.
- you can also add 1 to 2 tablespoon of grated fresh coconut to the dish. if you wish to add, add the same when the water comes to a boil.
- adding a teaspoon of ghee while serving, adds a lovely flavor. this is however optional.

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