Broken Matta Rice Upma / Palakkad Matta Rice Upma

This is a very healthy and tasty breakfast especially for people who are health concious people
You can also find similar recipes in Arisi Upma / Varagu Arisi Upma

Ingredients
Part 1 - Upma

• Broken Matta Rice - 1 1/2 cups
• Toor Dhal - 1/4 cup
• Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 teaspoon
• Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
• Water - 2.5 cups
• Salt - 1 teaspoon

Part 2 - Seasoning

• Gingelly oil - 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Urad /Channa Dhal - 1/2 teaspoon each
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Curry leaves - few

Part 3 - Garnish

• Coconut - 2 tablespoons (grated)

Method

Step 1 

• Soak toor dhal, cumin seeds and pepper for 10 minutes
• Filter it but do not discard the water

Filter 

• Grind it into a coarse paste

Coarse paste

Step 2 - Seasoning and Saute

• Heat oil in a kadai.Splutter mustard seeds
• Fry urad and channa dhals in it
• Also season curry leaves and red chillies
• Saute the coarse paste in it

Seasoning

Saute

• Pour water (including the one used for soaking dhal).Add salt and boil
• Add broken matta rice and stir it well

Pour water and boil

Put Matta Rice

Stir the contents

Step 3 - Upma / Pressure Cooking

• Transfer the contents to a container that fits into a pressure cooker
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles
• Once done wait for the pressure to get released
• Open and garnish with coconut

Pressure Cook

Garnish

• Serve hot with chutney