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    Home » By Ingredient » Legumes » Bengal Gram ~ Chana Dal

    Published: Apr 25, 2016 · Modified: Apr 29, 2023 by Usha Rao

    Uppudu Pindi ~ Rice Rava Upma

    As we enter the final stretch of this marathon, A-Z Challenge Journey Through Telangana Cuisine, I am running out of steam and do not know how to start this post. This and the next three are going to be short, as I am yet to write the posts. Last two are already scheduled and that is a relief!

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    Today, it is U for uppudu pindi or uppidi pindi. Uppudu pindi is basically upma prepared with rice rava / coarse cream of rice. Uppudu pindi is slightly drier than upma with few variations. Along with rava, chana dal or moong dal is used. I used chana dal here. This can be served for breakfast or as a light meal for lunch or dinner. Some prefer eating it with pickle and/or yogurt. This is prepared even in Andhra and have seen recipes similar to uppudu pindi from other parts of South India as well, with slight variations. In olden days uppudi pindi was made with broken rice, the rice that was broken when husking. Nowadays it is made with coarse rice raw.

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    My grandma use to sprinkle some water on rice to lightly dampen the rice, let it dry in shadow and then use to make rava out of it. Rice rava is cream of rice and the one used for uppudu pindi is coarse. Nowadays, rice is directly ground to rava. I followed the procedure that was followed in olden days. The only step I skipped is, sieving, which gives even rava, but I was lazy to run it in a sieve.

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    Above picture and rest of the pictures in the post were taken at a different time of the day and place. I wasn't happy with above picture and the pictures from that batch. Fortunately, I ate only one bowl and used the other one to re-take remaining pictures I used in this post. In fact, I had recooked uppudu pindi for better pictures. Pictures I took back in Feb were so bad and could not get myself to share it publicly.

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    Here is the list of some of the vegetables, fruits and dishes starting with 'U'.
    Fruit:
    Usirikaya - Amla (Hindi) ~ Gooseberry
    Legumes:
    Ulavalu - Gorsegram
    Vegetables:
    Ulligadda - Onions
    Dishes:
    Usirikaya pachadi (pickle), ulvacharu (rasam with horsegram), ulligadda pulusu, ulligadda ukkera / Onion Curry, upma, uppu pachadi (salt pickle) or uppu aava pachadi (mango pickle without chili powder)

    Preparing Rice Rava:

    • Sprinkle some water on ½ cup of rice to wet the rice. Do not add too much water, about a tablespoon or 2 should do.
    • Spread rice on paper towel or a clean cloth. Let the rice dry for 2 - 3 hours.
    • Once the rice is dry, pulse it in a grinder for few seconds. I ground it in my spice grinder for 2 - 3 seconds.

    Uppudi Pindi
    Cooking Time: 15 minutes
    Serves: 1 - 2

    Ingredients:

    • ½ cup Rice Rava (check preparing rice rava above)
    • 1 ½ - 2 tbsp. Chana Dal soaked in water for about 30 minutes (I used 2 tbsp.)
    • 1 ½ - 2 tbsp. Oil
    • ⅛ - ¼ tsp. Cumin Seed
    • ⅛ - ¼ tsp. Mustard Seeds
    • 3 - 4 Curry Leaves
    • ½ small Onion, sliced or chopped
    • 2 Green Chilies or Dry Red Chilies (adjust to taste, check note below)
    • ⅓ - ½ tsp. Salt (adjust to taste and will need less than ½ teaspoon of salt )
    • 1 - 1 ¼ cups Water

    Preparation:

    • Heat oil in a saucepan, add cumin and mustard seeds. Let the seeds crackle.
    • Add curry leaves and green chilies and let the leaves change color.
    • Add onions and sauté for a minute.
    • Add Chana dal and fry for 2-3 minutes until dal is lightly toasted in oil.
    • Add water and bring to a boil. Add salt.
    • Stirring constantly add rice rava.
    • Give a good stir, cover the lid and cook on medium flame until most of the moisture is absorbed.
    • Stir again, reduce the flame to low and cook until rava and chana dal are cooked, about 6 - 8 minutes.
    • Turn off the heat and let it sit for sometime or serve right away.

    Note:

    • Chilies - I made it once with 2 green chilies and once with 2 dry chilies. I preferred green chilies. Or can use one each.
    • Water Ratio - I used 1:2 rava to rice ratio and added about 1 - 2 tablespoon of extra water.
    • Substitute - I used rice rava and some of my friends make it with store bought rice flour. Chana dal can be substituted with moong dal.

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    Events: This post also goes to A-Z Challenge for day 21, letter 'U'.


    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 63

    So far in this A-Z Journey Through Telangana Cuisine,
    A for Attu Tunukala Koora
    B for Biyyapattlu
    C for Chegodi
    D for Dondakaya Barada
    E for Ellipaya Karam
    F for Fenugreek (Menthi) Aaku Pesaru Pappu Koora
    G for Garela Pulusu
    H for Hyacinth Beans (Anapakaya) Annam
    I for Iguru, Goru Chikkudukaya Iguru
    J for Jonna Rotte
    K for Kudumulu
    L for Laddu
    M for Makka Gudaalu
    N for Nethichamili Muddalu
    O for Odappalu
    P for Pappu & Pachi Pulusu
    Q for Qimah Vundalu
    R for Royyala Koora
    S for Sakinalu
    T for Tamata Pappu

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    1. Nalini says

      May 07, 2016 at 11:54 am

      Sounds like arisi upma,one of my favorite. Amazing clicks.

      Reply
    2. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      May 04, 2016 at 7:05 pm

      Uppudu pindi looks like a different kind of upma. Lovely pick and wonderfully done recipe.

      Reply
    3. sapana behl says

      May 04, 2016 at 6:23 pm

      Rice rava upma looks tasty and easy.I love how you made your own rice rava.

      Reply
    4. Amara says

      April 29, 2016 at 4:19 am

      My grandma always used to make this, as you said it's a light meal too. Yours look delicious:)

      Reply
    5. harini says

      April 26, 2016 at 10:31 pm

      Love this uppudu pindi.

      Reply
    6. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 26, 2016 at 6:47 am

      This upma made with rice rava looks very tasty. Will try making rava as you have mentioned..

      Reply
    7. Suma Gandlur says

      April 25, 2016 at 10:50 pm

      For us, uppudupindi is a old word for upma and my paternal grandmother used to call upma with that name. And I love this rice rava upma very much and the lazy me, used to carry a couple of bags from India until a few years back. 🙂

      Reply
    8. Pavani says

      April 25, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      My mom makes this quite frequently, though I never liked it while growing. I thought why make a big deal about broken rice khichdi/ pongal 🙂
      Your clicks are tempting me to try this dish.

      Reply
    9. Vaishali Sabnani says

      April 25, 2016 at 7:49 pm

      Wow that is a very interesting version of Upma..never knew we could use rice too. Making the rice rava is simple, i am sure we can make in a bulk and store, can we ?

      Reply
    10. srividhya says

      April 25, 2016 at 11:47 am

      Its like the arisi upma right? Love all your clicks man. At times I click them again too. This time it hapened for me with narthangai pickle and inji thokku.

      Reply
    11. shailaja sen says

      April 25, 2016 at 9:16 am

      Wow usha you are posting whole telangana foods daily...nice postings

      Reply
    12. richajindal says

      April 25, 2016 at 8:17 am

      Loved it will try, always make it with rava, Thanks for sharing
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      Reply
    13. Priya Suresh says

      April 25, 2016 at 8:04 am

      Uppudu pindi looks prefect to kick start a day, especially that bowl of upma topped with pickle makes me hungry..Lovely dish.

      Reply
    14. Srivalli says

      April 25, 2016 at 7:14 am

      That's a lovely dish Usha..didn't know this was called this..we refer it as Biyam upma..:)..the first time I tasted it was from a tamilian and when I told Amma, she said her mom used to make it. She even made it later for me, I know it tastes so delicious....coming to your pictures, I think you are being very hard on yourself..I find all the to be inviting and good..and reading the U list, makes me feel good that we have some choice to make..

      Reply

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