Flattened Rice Upma

Flattened Rice Upma -Atukula Upma is the easiest and quick to prepare breakfast recipe for kids, busy women, working ladies, bachelors with simple basic ingredients. Flattened rice upma is very easy to make within ten minutes and healthy too. If you add some lemon juice to it gives more taste. If you want to have this Atukula Upma as a snack, then Mirchi Bajji is the best combination for this as stuff. Let us see the ingredients and method to make.

Ingredients :
Flattened Rice:                    1 cup
Bengal gram:                    1 tablespoon
Black gram:                    1 tablespoon
Peanuts:                     1 1/2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds:                     1/4 spoon
Cumin seeds /                             :                     1/4 spoon

Curry leaves:                     few
Coriander leaves:                      for pop
Turmeric powder:                       1/4 spoon
Salt:                       to taste
Oil:                       2 tablespoons
Green Chillies:                       4 medium-sized
Lemon Juice:                       to taste ( 1 tablespoon)
Method :

1. Take flattened rice into a wide bowl, add water.

2. Wash flattened rice thoroughly 2 times till it becomes soft and moist.

3. Heat a pan, add oil, then add Bengal gram, black gram peanuts(pallilu), mustard(aavalu), cumin(jeera), when it splutters, add green chilies, curry leaves.

4. Fry the seasoning for a few seconds till green chilies are fried. Then add turmeric powder and mix well.

5. Now add, wash flattened rice(atukulu) then add the required amount of salt and mix gently.

6. Cook them for 2-3 seconds and remove them from the flame.

7. Then squeeze a few drops of lemon juice and mix well.

8. Transfer the mixture into a serving bowl, garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves.

9. Serve hot and enjoy !!!