Peas Rice Upma

Preparation :15 mins
Cook :20 mins
Total Time :35 mins
Servings :Makes 4 to 5 servings

Ingredients :

2 cups rice (chawal)
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
4 green chillies
4 red chillies
1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper powder
10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 cup green peas
1 cup grated coconut
2 tsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
2 tbsp ghee

Method :

Grind rice to a medium coarse powder. Seive and take out the fine powder.Fry the coarse powder without adding oil or ghee and keep aside.Heat the oil in a kadhai add the mustard seeds.When the seeds crackles add the chana dal, urad dal, green and red chillis, asafoetida, jeera, curry leaves andblack pepper, mix well till the dal turns to pink.Add 3 cups of water, bring the water to a boil on a slow flame.Add the peas, 1/2 cup coconut, salt, sugar, coriander and fried powder, mix well. Stir continously so that it does not form lumps.Close with the lid and cook for 2 minutes on slow flame.Add the remaining coconut and ghee, mix well.Serve hot.