Avarekai Uppittu/ Avarekai Upma

Here's another karnataka speciality dish for you, people. Refer to my previous post on Avarekai Sambhar for details about Avarekai. Avarekai uppitttu is usually made for breakfast or for tea time snacks. My blogger friend Manjula requested this recipe saying, shez heard so much about Avarekai Uppittu from kannadigas that she wants to have it too!! Hope you all like it...

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Sooji Rava/Semolina
1 Medium sized Onion, finely chopped
1 cup Avarekai
1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
1 tsp Jeera

1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbsp Grated coconut
1 Green chilli, slit lengthwise

2 tsp oil
1 tsp Sugar

2-3 Curry leaves

A pinch of haldi
Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Dry roast rava in a kadai until it turns golden brown and the raw smell disappears. Keep aside.


2. Cook avarekai with salt water until it turns soft and keep aside.


3. Heat oil in kadai. Add mustard seeds, jeera; Add Haldi, curry leaves, green chilli and pepper powder after the seeds splutter.


4. Add the chopped onions and fry till it turns transparent.


5. Now add 1.5 cups of water to the onions. Add avarekai, salt and sugar and mix well.


6. After the water starts boiling, add rava little by little. Stir continuously so that lumps are not formed.


7. Cook covered for about 2 mins. Add grated coconut and mix well.


8. Remove from stove; Add lemon juice and serve hot!! I love Avarekai uppittu with pickle and sugar..... Sounds like a weird combo, but it tastes really good!!! :)