Vegetable Rice Upma Recipe

For quick healthy and light breakfast, Vegetable Rice Upma is the first option that comes to our mind. Upma is such a versatile dish that we can make upma from almost everything, rava, wheat, oats, ragi, millets, rice and even quinoa. Adding vegetables not only makes the dish tasty but healthy too. When one gets bored of the regular rava upma, rice upma makes an interesting addition to your breakfast menu.

Equipment used- cooker

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw rice
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 4 green chilies
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 sprig curry leaf
• 1 big carrot
• 5 beans
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon urad dal
• 1 tablespoon channa dal
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups hot water

Directions for Vegetable Rice Upma Recipe

1. To begin making the Vegetable Rice Upma recipe, soak raw rice in enough water for about 2 hours. Drain the water and spread on cloth until the moisture is evaporated. Transfer to a mixer and grind into coarse powder, to the consistency of rava. Do not blend it into fine powder.
2. Cook finely chopped veggies(carrot, beans, peas) with a small pinch of salt. Keep them aside.
3. Heat oil in a cooker. To hot oil, add mustard seeds and wait till they crackle. Add urad dhal, channa dal and saute for a minute or till they turn golden brown.
4. Next add thin slices of onions, green chillies, ginger pieces and curry leaves and saute till onions turn translucent.
5. Add tomatoes and cook till they are soft. Add salt to taste, mix well, fry for 20 seconds. Add the cooked veggies stir and cook for about a minute.
6. Add 3 cups of hot water and wait till the water starts to boil. Drain water from the soaking rice rava and add the rava to the boiling water. Stir it well, cover the cooker lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
7. Once pressure releases, open the lid and mix well. Add a dash of ghee once the upma is cooked just immediately after switching off the flame. Will enhance the flavour and taste of the dish.
8. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
9. Serve Vegetable Rice Upma with South Indian Coconut Chutney for a healthy breakfast.

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