Karnataka

Avarekalu uppittu

Name: Avarekalu uppittu
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Karnataka
Ingredients: 1 cup roasted rava (semolina); 1 cup peeled fresh beans avarekalu (fresh hyacinth beans); Water, about 2 1/2 cups; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 1 tsp chana dal (split chickpeas); 2 sprigs curry leaves; 1 medium chopped onion; 3 chopped green chilli; 1 inch chopped ginger; Salt, to taste; 1/3 cup fresh grated coconut; 2 tsp lemon juice; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro)

Bengaluru's winter breakfast. When avarekai season arrives, the upma gets an upgrade.

35 minTime

11 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

376kcal

11 gprotein

6 gfibre

35minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Rava (semolina)1 cup, roasted

Avarekalu (fresh hyacinth beans)1 cup, peeled fresh beans

Waterabout 2 1/2 cups

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Ghee2 tsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 tsp

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Onion1 medium, chopped

Green chilli3, chopped

Ginger2.5 cm, chopped

Saltto taste

Fresh grated coconut⅓ cup

Lemon juice2 tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

5 steps

1Dry roast the rava on low heat until fragrant. Keep aside.
2Heat oil, splutter mustard, then add urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves. Add onion, green chilli and ginger and fry until soft.
3Add the avarekalu and a splash of water. Cover and cook until tender.
4Add the rest of the water and salt and bring to a rolling boil. Pour in the rava slowly, stirring all the time.
5Cover and cook on low, then stir in ghee, coconut, lemon juice and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot with a spoon of ghee on top and coconut chutney or a lemon wedge.

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Avarekalu uppittu

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