Pesarattu Upma (Andhra’s Special)

Pesarattu Upma is one of the renowned and delicious breakfast in Andhra. This is made with green gram dal also known as pesalu ( in Telugu) and green chillies . This is a combination of two dishes Pesarattu + Upma. This goes well with ginger chuteny ( which I will be posting in future). 

Pesarattu

Ingredients:

Green gram dal (pesalu) 2 cups

Raw Rice (optional) 2 spoons

Green chillies  4 nos.

Salt As Required

onion chopped 1 cup

ginger  chopped 1 spoon

cumin seeds 1 spoon

Preparation

• Soak the green gram dal and raw rice over night in water
• Next day drain the water add green chillies, salt and grind it to a smooth batter by adding water to it.
• After removing the batter in a bowl add cumin seeds to it.
• Heat griddle or flat pan (if you want sprinkle water or rub with half cut onion facing the cut side on griddle)
• Pour a small amount of batter in center and spread it with round spoon in round shape.
• Add chopped onion and ginger on it. 

• Add 1 tsp of oil/ghee to the edges of pesarattu
• Cook it on lower flame till it turns golden color and add upma on one half of it and fold the other half on it.

• Serve with ginger chutney

Upma

Ingredients:

Sooji Rava 1 cup

Water 2 ½ cup

Channa Dal 2 spoons

Urad Dal 1 spoon

Mustard Seeds  1/2 spoon

Cumin Seeds  1 spoon

Onions  chopped  ½ cup

Green chillies chopped  4 nos.

Ginger chopped

Curry Leaves

Oil   2 spoons

Salt  As Required

Preparation

• Roast Sooji Rava on low flame for 5 minutes. Don’t Burn it and Keep aside
• Heat the oil in a Cooking vessel and add chana dal fry it for some time
• Add the Urad dal, Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and fry them till there turn golden
• Add chopped onions , green chillies and ginger and fry till soft.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of water and salt to it
• After getting bubbles add roasted sooji rava by pouring it slowly to avoid lumps and mix well
• Add little ghee and let it cook for 6-8 mintes
• Serve with Pesarattu