Kozhama Upma

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Rice Flour Upma with Tamarind

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Kozhama Upma is made with raw rice flour and is mixed with tamarind water to make a dough and then cooked in oil. This upma is very flavorful and pretty filling.

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Recipe Facts:

Cuisine

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Indian

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Total Time

30 minutes

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Servings

3

– Rice flour – Tamarind  – Oil – Mustard seeds – Urad dal – Curry leaves – Chili powder – Asafetida – Salt

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Ingredients:

– Add the rice flour, chili powder, asafetida, and salt to a bowl and mix it well to combine. – Soak the tamarind in hot water and then extract the juice. Add this juice to the flour mixture and combine them well until it forms a crumbly dough. 

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Steps 1-2

– In a wide pan (non-stick or something heavy-bottomed), add the oil. Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Now add the urad dal and the curry leaves and let it fry.

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Step 3

– Crumble the dough mixture and add it to the pan. Mix well and cook over low to medium flame. Make sure you cover the pan when cooking so the flour cooks well. Stir every now and then to avoid burning in the bottom of the pan.

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Step 4

– Cook until the upma has browned up a bit and starts forming crust in the bottom. – Serve warm with chutney or sugar!

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      Enjoy!

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