Easy Noi upma recipe, broken rice upma in electric rice cooker - An easy and short cut version of the south Indian breakfast arisi upma, prepared with broken rice available readymade in stores.

When you are in a hurry for breakfast or dinner or craving for rice upma, no time for soaking? You can prepare this - everything in one pot instantly!
Check out my other versions of rice rava upma with buttermilk and traditional version of this upma in my website.
You need just broken rice which is called arisi noi in Tamil at home. Rice rava and broken rice are different only by it's texture.
Rice rava is finer in texture, ground smaller, while broken rice as name insists is just broken grain (each grain into just 3-4)
It gives fluffier results and no worries if it would be burnt at bottom. So, perfect for beginners in cooking as well as bachelors.
Here's picture of broken rice, it's available in grocery stores.
Let's see how to make this in electric rice cooker, Instant pot and regular pressure cooker.
Instant pot
- Start Instant Pot (IP) in Saute - High. You can set for 10 mins for now.
2. Once hot, add oil and splutter mustard, followed by urad dal, chana dal, asafoetida, chilli and curry leaves.
3. Give it a roast and add measured water and required salt.
4. Now wash noi (broken rice) and completely drain the water.
5. Add to the water in IP. Mix well.
6. Cancel Saute and close lid. Cook in Rice mode.
7. Once done, I give 10 minutes standing time.
8. Open and fluff it. Garnish with grated coconut or coconut oil for flavor.
Serve this super easy noi upma with mixed vegetable sambar or Thengai thogayal.
Electric rice cooker method
- Wash the rice and add the required water and salt in the electric rice cooker and mix well.
- In stove top, temper with items under the "To Temper" and add to rice cooker.
3. Cook as usual you cook rice in electric rice cooker, once done open and mix well.
- Now it's ready!
Pressure cooker method
- Heat a small pressure cooker with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper'.
- Add water, salt, washed broken rice and mix well.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Water ratio is just same as you do for your rice. I use 1 cup broken rice and 2 & ½ cup water.
Recipe card
Easy Noi upma recipe, broken rice upma
Ingredients
- 1 cup Broken rice Noi
- 2.5 cups Water
- Salt
To Temper
- 2 teaspoon Oil I use coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 2 teaspoon Chana dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
Instant pot
- Start Instant Pot (IP) in Saute - High. You can set for 10 mins for now.
- Once hot, add oil and splutter mustard, followed by urad dal, chana dal, asafoetida, chilli and curry leaves.
- Give it a roast and add measured water and required salt.
- Now wash noi (broken rice) and completely drain the water.
- Add to the water in IP. Mix well.
- Cancel Saute and close lid.
- Cook in Rice mode.
- Once done, I give 10 minutes standing time.
- Open and fluff it. Garnish with grated coconut or coconut oil for flavor.
Electric rice cooker method
- Wash the rice and add the required water and salt in the electric rice cooker and mix well.
- In stove top, temper with items under the "To Temper" and add to rice cooker.
- Cook as usual you cook rice in electric rice cooker, once done open and mix well.
- Now it's ready!
Pressure cooker method
- Heat a small pressure cooker with oil and temper with the items given under 'To temper'.
- Add water, salt, washed broken rice and mix well.
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Notes
- Water ratio is just same as you do for your rice. I use 1 cup broken rice and 2 & ½ cup water.
srikars kitchen
wow.. nice entry.. my hubby loves both...
Laavanya
That plate of arisi upma and thogaiyal looks heavenly!
Uma
Lovely upma! Never made this before. Looks so good.
Ramya Vijaykumar
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...
everlastingdream
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
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Happy cook
Beautiful piciture.
Delicious rice upma. I have never had rice upma only the semolina one.
Gita's Kitchen
I have made upma with broken rice. This is very new to me. The upma looks perfect with the thogaiyal...
LG
I have made upma using rice semolina, broken rice seems a interesting alternative. Will give it a try.
Cham
Looks good, I never get the broken rice here... So i just broke in my mixer... Looks perfect with togaiyal.
jeyashrisuresh
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
Jaishree
Broken rice upma and the coconut Thogaiyal looks divine. My hubby loves this combo...Looks perfect with thogaiyal.
everlastingdream
Hi Thanks for the lovely comment..
I added u in my blog roll
love veena
notyet100
feel like preparin now,..looks so yummy,..u hve nice blog will chk out ur post soon,..tk care,..nd happy bloggin///
Menu Today
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:-)
Purnima
Congrats on awards, very well deserved!The pic makes me drool..recipe directed beautifully! Konkani word - Kani for broken rice.
(Tks for missing me 😉 Hey hv slowed down a bit on blog front..wd b posting the day some time n motivation finds way to me! 😀 )
Srivalli
thats lovely raji..I had ground it directly...much easier right...beautiful pictures
Malar Gandhi
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...
raaji
lovely raji.....love the pic.its temptig me...even the baby potato curry looks so gooddddddd
n33ma
Perfect looking Upma.Thanks for the wishes.
Vibaas
Perfect combination. I love it too. It's a nice tip to cook it in electric cooker.
Andhra Flavors
all my family fan of this rice upma. its very comfort food.
Priya
Broken rice upma n coconut thuvaiyal wat a delicious combo...looks divine..
Sujatha
thats a divine upma with thogayal! awesome!
sahasra
Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using
sahasra
Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using
sahasra
Wow do lovely photos and recipes btw which cam r u using
RAKS KITCHEN
I use Nikon D40X 🙂
Meenal Ramanathan
should we dry roast urad dhal for coconut thovayal
RAKS KITCHEN
You can use 1 tsp oil.
Pooja S
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
Pooja S
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
Deepikaharri
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..
Indu Rajesh
Many many thx to u, came out so well.