Rice Rava Upma

Difficulty Rating 3 (Special Ingredients needed, Pressure Cooker Needed)

2 cups Rice ravva,
5-6 Tbsp Oil
½ Tbsp Mustard seeds (avalu)
½ Tbsp Cumin seeds (jeera)
1 cup Moong dal (pesarapappu)
10-12 Curry leaves
3-4 Dried red chillies (tear into pieces)
1 Medium onion (finely sliced).
6 Green chillies (slit into halve lengthwise)
5 cups Water
Salt to taste

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. On low flame add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them splutter.
2. Add moong dal, increase the flame to medium heat and fry till light golden brown (about 2-3 mts). Take care not to burn them while frying.
3. Turn the flame to low again. Add curry leaves, dried red chillies, and saute for a few seconds. Then add sliced onions, green chillies, salt and saute for 2 - 3 minutes.
4. Add water, adjust salt. Increase the flame and bring to a good boil. (Check the taste of the water. It should taste salty. If it isn’t salty then adjust.)
5. Reduce heat to low and slowly add the rava to water and mix it continuously so it combines well with the water and doesn’t form lumps.
6. Put the pressure cooker lid on. Increase heat to high and pressure cook till 3-4 whistles. Turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release before you open the lid.
7. Serve with mango pickle or tomato pickle or any other pickle of your choice on the side.