Rice ravva dry upma or Uppudu pindi

Rice Ravva upma or uppudupindi as called in telugu is prepared with rice ravva, moong dal and green chillies. This tastes delicious and goes well as a breakfast or a light dinner.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:
Rice ravva: 2cups
Moong dal: 1 cup ( soaked for 15 minutes)
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1tsp
Red chillies:2
Asafoetida: small pinch
Oil: 5tsp
Ghee: 2tsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:
Take a heavy bottom vessel, add 4 tsp oil add mustard seeds when it splutters add cumin seeds, red chillies, asafoetida and green chillies. Saute for few minutes and add soaked moong dal.
Stir for 5 minutes,add 4 cups of water and salt. (water added  as per the meausrement of rice ravva, for 1 cup rice ravva add 2 cups of water).
When the water boils add rice ravva stirring continuously, simmer it till  it is cooked.
Now add 2 tsp ghee and keep it for 2 minutes.
Serve hot with mango or tomato pickle. 

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