Whole Green Moong/Pesalu & Rice Rava Upma

 

This is different kind of Upma not made with regular Sooji. This Upma is very healthy and tasty and it can be served as a breakfast or at a dinner time. I learnt this Upma from my mom. She usually makes this Upma on fasting days. I usually prepare the Whole Green Moong & Rice Rava well ahead and store it in an air tight container.

 

Procedure for preparing the Whole Green Moong/Pesalu & Rice Rava:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Green Moong/Pesalu
• 4 cups Raw rice (Sona Masoori or Basmathi rice)

Procedure:

• Soak the rice at least 2 hrs..
• Then wash and drain the water completely from rice.
• Now dry this wet rice under the Sun light and make sure the rice is completely dried out and doesn’t have any moisture.
• Coarsely grind the dry rice and Whole Green Moong Dal using the blender.
• Now sieve the Rava and store in an air tight container.

Procedure for making Upma

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Green Moong/Pesalu& Rice Rava
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp. cooking oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp. Grated fresh coconut

Seasoning ingredients:

• 2 tbsps. Cooking Oil
• 1 tsp. Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. Cumin seeds/Jeera
• 1tbsp. Urad dal
• 1 tbsp. Yellow Moong dal
• 2 green chilies
• 1 tbsp. grated ginger.
• Few curry leaves
• 1 pinch Hing.

Preparation:

• Heat the wide pressure pan/cooker or non-stick cooking pot then add oil. (I usually make this in a pressure pan/cooker)
• Now gradually add one by one all seasoning ingredients in oil.
• Once everything is well fried then add water in the pan.
• Heat the water until boiled and then add salt and mix it well.
• Now reduce the heat and then slowly add Whole Green Moong/Pesalu & Rice Rava mix and stir it continuously for a while.
• Sprinkle Grated fresh coconut and 1 tbsp. of oil on top of it; cover it with a pressure cooker lid and put a pressure.
• At this time increase the heat to medium.
• Let it cook until 2 pressures and then switch off the heat.
• Once the cooker completely cools down then remove the pressure cooker lid and stir the Upma nicely.
• Now serve the Upma with any pickle or plain yogurt.