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Menthe GUGRI

Writer's picture: Swetha JainSwetha Jain

Menthe GUGRI 


Ingredients:


1 cup rice rava 

1 /4 cup Channa daal cooked

1/2 cup Toor daal cooked

2-3 dry red  chilli 

1 tsp methi seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp jeera seeds

1 tbsp tamarind paste

2 tbsp sambar chilli powder 

1-2 tsp jaggery 

Rock salt or normal salt as per taste 

1/4 cup black channa soaked overnight and cooked 

1/4 cup frozen green peas

2 cups water

1 sprig curry leaves or 10 to 12 curry leaves

2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (cilantro leaves)

2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut 

2 tablespoons oil or ghee (clarified butter)

Hing a pinch


Instructions


Roasting Rava


Heat a pan or kadai first. Add 1 cup rava add 1-2 tsp ghee

Begin to roast the rava. Stir often while roasting the rava.

The rava or sooji grains should become fragrant and start to look dry, separate and crisp. Until it turns golden brown the rava.

Switch off the flame and then add the roasted rava in a plate and keep aside.


Making Upma


In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee or oil. add 1 tsp mustard seeds.

When you hear the crackling sound of mustard seeds, it means they are getting fried.

Now add the  cumin-seeds, hing, methi seeds along with Dry red chilli, curry leaves. sauté for 3 minutes.

Add cooked channa daal, toor daal , black channa daal , green peas and begin to fry. Add the tamarind paste, jaggery, red chilli powder. Add one tbsp coconut grated and rock salt.

Then add 2 cups water Or use the daal boiled water to this mixture. Stir well.

On a medium to high flame, heat the water and let it come to a to a rolling boiling.


Adding Rava For Upma

When the water comes to a rolling boil, lower the flame to its lowest. Then add the rava and mix thoroughly make sure there are no lumps. 


The rava grains absorb water and thus swell and get cooked.

Cover and allow the rava upma to steam for 15 minutes on the low flame. Keep stirring in between and not letting the rava burn. Cook till the rava turns fully into grains.

Then switch off the flame. Here the rava is cooked and the upma is ready.

Lastly add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves & grated coconut, stir well.


Serve 

Take a big cup and add grated coconut & coriander and add  upma and press and turn the cup upside down on the serving plate.


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