Tamarind Upma / Pulusu Pindi

How many of you here hate Rava Upma????

I really dont know the reason, but I do hate it. Will never want to have it for my life time. Every time mom makes it at home, I find something or the other to eat or even decide to starve, than have it. I have heard the same kind of reaction from so many. Don't know why rava upma got such a curse!!!!

But if you are just like me, then you can go ahead and try this alternative. I am sure this tamarind upma tastes way better. If you like your dishes to be a little tangy and spicy, then this is one best choice. :)

This dish is called as pulusu pindi in telugu. :)

Ingredients:

Par-boiled rice - 2 cups
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Red chillies - 8 + 2
Tamarind paste - 2 tbl sp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Jaggery - 1 tbl sp
Salt - for taste
Curry leaves
Oil

Method:

Soak par-boiled rice for two hours in water. Grind soaked rice, 8 red chillies along with all the other ingredients except curry leaves into a little coarse paste. You can add water to it and grind.

Take 2 tbl sp of oil in a pan and season with mustard, 2 red chillies and curry leaves. Now pour in the ground mixture and also add 2 cups of water to it. Keep stirring until it gets thick and cooked. Now simmer the stove, close the pan with the lid and let it get cooked for a while. Stir now and then. It will take around 20 mins to get done.

Simple and yummy tamarind upma is ready to eat :)

Serve it hot with onion pickle or raw onions. :)

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Written by: Nithya