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    Home ยป BREAKFAST-DINNER ยป Easy arisi upma using rice rava, thengai thogayal combo post

    Easy arisi upma using rice rava, thengai thogayal combo post

    November 23, 2008 by Raks Anand 33 Comments /

    Rice upma using broken rice!
    An easy and short cut version of the south Indian breakfast arisi upma, prepared with broken rice available in stores. My version of arisi upma, is using arisi noi(Means broken rice), is a simpler version which has very few ingredients and can be done in a jiffy!
    Some days you don’t feel like spending more time in cooking right? That time with very less time spending in kitchen you can do this…That too I use electric rice cooker for this. so it comes out really fluffy, no worries if you would mess up in turning it mushy.
    Check out my arisi upma from scratch, the traditional way.
    And side dish thengai (coconut) thogayal ,is a perfect combo for this. So here we go for the recipes:

    Coconut Thogayal:

    coconut-thogayal

    Ingredients:

    Coconut ¾  cup
    Red chillies 6
    Tamarind ½ tsp
    Urad dal 2 tbsp
    Salt As needed
    Water As needed

    You can increase the urad dal and decrease coconut accordingly.
    DSC_0578

    Method:

    1. Fry urad dal and red chillies, till golden brown and cool down.
    2. Wet the tamarind in water and microwave in high for 20 – 30 seconds, to make it soft ( gets ground evenly).
    3. First add all the items without water and grind it in the mixer.
    4. Then add the required water and grind to a smooth paste.
    5. Consistency should be thick like thogayal.. This needs no tempering…Don’t you think its simple

    And this tastes divine with a divine flavour!!!
    thengai-thogayal-recipe

    Arisi/Rice Upma :

    Here’s picture of broken rice,its available in grocery stores….
    DSC_0571

    Ingredients:

    Broken rice 1 cup
    Water 2 ,¼ cups
    Salt As needed

    To Temper:

    Mustard 1 tsp
    Urad dal 1 tsp
    Channa dal 2 tsp
    Asafetida ¼ tsp
    green or red chillies 3
    Curry leaves 1 sprig
    Oil 2 tbsp

    Method:

    1. Wash the rice and add the required water and salt in the electric rice cooker and mix well.
    2. Also temper  with items  in the “To Temper” table…mix well.
    3. DSC_0576

    4. Cook as usual you cook rice in electric rice cooker, once done open and mix well.
    5. DSC_0601

    6. Now its all ready!!
    7. OPTIONAL: You can add little coconut gratings or just a teaspoon of coconut oil and mix well, after opening the cooker.
    8. But this tastes simply superb!  DSC_0612
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    Comments

    1. srikars kitchen

      November 23, 2008 at 12:13 pm

      wow.. nice entry.. my hubby loves both…

      Reply
    2. Laavanya

      November 23, 2008 at 2:33 pm

      That plate of arisi upma and thogaiyal looks heavenly!

      Reply
    3. Uma

      November 23, 2008 at 5:25 pm

      Lovely upma! Never made this before. Looks so good.

      Reply
    4. Ramya Vijaykumar

      November 23, 2008 at 5:38 pm

      Wow nice pics… Broken rice upma and the coconut Thogaiyal should be a great combo… I love coconut Thogaiyal… and this is very simple indeed…

      Reply
    5. everlastingdream

      November 23, 2008 at 7:25 pm

      Sounds great ..Never made upma with rice ..The upma looks lovely ..Will try out this soon ..Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe
      love
      veena
      http://curryworld.wordpress.com

      Reply
    6. Happy cook

      November 23, 2008 at 7:50 pm

      Beautiful piciture.
      Delicious rice upma. I have never had rice upma only the semolina one.

      Reply
    7. Gita's Kitchen

      November 23, 2008 at 11:29 pm

      I have made upma with broken rice. This is very new to me. The upma looks perfect with the thogaiyal…

      Reply
    8. LG

      November 24, 2008 at 1:26 am

      I have made upma using rice semolina, broken rice seems a interesting alternative. Will give it a try.

      Reply
    9. Cham

      November 24, 2008 at 3:33 am

      Looks good, I never get the broken rice here… So i just broke in my mixer… Looks perfect with togaiyal.

      Reply
    10. jeyashrisuresh

      November 24, 2008 at 4:14 am

      before marriage i m not a fan of this rice upma.but my mil makes it so yummy.yours look so tempting.Very perfect.upma with thengai thogayal wow nce combination

      Reply
    11. Jaishree

      November 24, 2008 at 4:29 am

      Broken rice upma and the coconut Thogaiyal looks divine. My hubby loves this combo…Looks perfect with thogaiyal.

      Reply
    12. everlastingdream

      November 24, 2008 at 4:53 am

      Hi Thanks for the lovely comment..
      I added u in my blog roll
      love veena

      Reply
    13. notyet100

      November 24, 2008 at 10:21 am

      feel like preparin now,..looks so yummy,..u hve nice blog will chk out ur post soon,..tk care,..nd happy bloggin///

      Reply
    14. Menu Today

      November 24, 2008 at 12:39 pm

      Hi Raks,

      How r u??? Lovely presentation!!!
      I add Grated Coconut to make this upma. My version of Coconut thogayal is same. Thanks for sharing.
      Congrats on winning awards:-)

      Reply
    15. Purnima

      November 24, 2008 at 1:42 pm

      Congrats on awards, very well deserved!The pic makes me drool..recipe directed beautifully! Konkani word – Kani for broken rice.
      (Tks for missing me ๐Ÿ˜‰ Hey hv slowed down a bit on blog front..wd b posting the day some time n motivation finds way to me! ๐Ÿ˜€ )

      Reply
    16. Srivalli

      November 24, 2008 at 4:16 pm

      thats lovely raji..I had ground it directly…much easier right…beautiful pictures

      Reply
    17. Malar Gandhi

      November 24, 2008 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks for the support and standing by me, dear. I will never forget your gesture. Btn upma sounds interesting…my grandmother cooks it in the same way…

      Reply
    18. raaji

      November 25, 2008 at 12:09 am

      lovely raji…..love the pic.its temptig me…even the baby potato curry looks so gooddddddd

      Reply
    19. n33ma

      November 25, 2008 at 1:34 am

      Perfect looking Upma.Thanks for the wishes.

      Reply
    20. Vibaas

      November 25, 2008 at 2:18 am

      Perfect combination. I love it too. It’s a nice tip to cook it in electric cooker.

      Reply
    21. Andhra Flavors

      November 25, 2008 at 4:24 am

      all my family fan of this rice upma. its very comfort food.

      Reply
    22. Priya

      November 25, 2008 at 1:01 pm

      Broken rice upma n coconut thuvaiyal wat a delicious combo…looks divine..

      Reply
    23. Sujatha

      November 25, 2008 at 5:37 pm

      thats a divine upma with thogayal! awesome!

      Reply
    24. sahasra

      March 31, 2012 at 6:45 am

      Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using

      Reply
    25. sahasra

      March 31, 2012 at 6:45 am

      Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using

      Reply
    26. sahasra

      March 31, 2012 at 6:45 am

      Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using

      Reply
    27. RAKS KITCHEN

      April 02, 2012 at 1:13 pm

      I use Nikon D40X ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    28. Meenal Ramanathan

      February 26, 2013 at 9:21 am

      should we dry roast urad dhal for coconut thovayal

      Reply
    29. RAKS KITCHEN

      February 26, 2013 at 9:21 am

      You can use 1 tsp oil.

      Reply
    30. Pooja S

      May 02, 2013 at 4:55 am

      my MIL prepares this in another way.She uses the usual long rice ,soaks for some time.drains,puts oil and makes noi by using mixer.normally uses pepper instead of red chillies. and for thenga togaiyal,uses tur dal also

      Reply
    31. Pooja S

      May 02, 2013 at 4:55 am

      my MIL prepares this in another way.She uses the usual long rice ,soaks for some time.drains,puts oil and makes noi by using mixer.normally uses pepper instead of red chillies. and for thenga togaiyal,uses tur dal also

      Reply
    32. Deepikaharri

      September 05, 2013 at 6:43 am

      I am a big fan of ur website. Everyday my cooking starts with referring ur website..Thanks a lot for all the delicious recepies..Whatever I have tried from your website has become a blockbuster hit at home..

      Reply
    33. Indu Rajesh

      November 23, 2013 at 9:15 am

      Many many thx to u, came out so well.

      Reply

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