Thursday, April 12, 2012

Akkitari Uppittu (Ricerava Upma)

This is one of the traditional recipe of karnataka.Its a simple healthy breakfast recipe which can also be eaten for brunch or dinner.This recipe is from my mom's kitchen :)
Rice rava is coarsely ground rice (fry rice till you get nice aroma and coarsely grind it ).


preparation time - 20min


Ingredients 
Akkitari - one cup
Mixed veggies (beans,carrots,capsicum and peas ) -1 cup
Green chillies 2-3
1" piece of ginger
Coriander leaves - few sprigs
Grated coconut - 1tbsp
Water - two and half cup - 3 cup 
Salt to taste


For seasoning
Oil  4-5 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
jeera and pepper powder (coarsely grind a tbsp of jeera and a tsp of pepper together )
A sprig of curry leaves
A pinch of hing


Preparation
Step 1 - Heat the oil in a cooker or any heavy bottomed pan and the seasonings,also add green chillies and ginger and fry for a minute.
Step 2 - Add the vegetables and saute for about 2-3 minutes and add water.
Step 3 - When the water starts boiling gently add the ricerava and mix well and also add salt at this point.Cook it for 5-10min until the rava is cooked well (it takes little more time to cook than normal rava )
Step 4 - Add grated coconut and finely chopped coriander leaves and a tsp of ghee.Serve hot.








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