Avarekaalu Akki Thari Uppittu | Hyacinth Beans Upma with Broken Rice
A savoury pudding (upma) made with Avarekaalu or hyacinth beans. It is entirely gluten free and is served for breakfast or snack.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker on use a deep bottomed thick pan
- Thick Bottomed Pan
- Pots and Pans
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice Rava
- 1/2 cup Hyacinth beans field beans / Avarekalu
- 2 TBSP oil
- 2 tsp skip for vegan, and sub with 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Split black gram urad dal
- 1/2 tsp ginger grated
- 2 Green chillies
- 2 Dry Red chillies halved
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 tsp Coriander leaves
- 2 tsp Coconut fresh / frozen, grated
- 1 tsp Lemon juice opt. But recommended
Instructions
- Deseed field beans from the pod, and pressure cook with a pinch of salt for 2-3 whistles. Drain
- If you don't have access to a Pressure cooker, cook the beans in a pot of hot water and a pinch of salt till soft but not mushy
- Bring 3.5 cups of water to a rolling boil.
- In a pan, add 1 TBSP oil. Splutter mustard, urad dal, hing, curry leaves, ginger and chillies. Saute for 1 min. Add the broken rice (Rice Rava) and on a low-medium flame, fry for 2-4 mins till it emits a nice aroma but doesn’t burn.
- Transfer to a plate and cool
- In the same pan, add the remaining oil and add the boiled field beans. Saute for about 2 mins.
- Now add the boiling water, requisite salt and bring to a boil once more.
- Add the roasted and tempered rava into the water, and stir continuously to ensure no lumps are formed.
- Once it’s a gooey mass, tip in the ghee and chopped coriander and immediately cover tightly.
- Cook on low flame for 6-7 mins or till done and the Upma leaves the sides of the pan.
- Finish with grated coconut and lemon juice.
- Switch off flame, and serve hot with plain curds or just sugar on the side :-))
Nutrition
Calories: 597kcalCarbohydrates: 109gProtein: 12gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 118IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg
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