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Arisi Upma Recipe | Rice Upma Recipe

A TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST!

Posted on Dec 29th, 2020
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Arisi Upma Recipe | Rice Upma Recipe
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Arisi Upma is a simple and easy traditional breakfast dish made using coarsly ground rice flour, toor dal and black pepper. It's tradionally made using bronze vessal (vengalappani). The slightly roasted upma at the bottom of the vessal (known as "Kandhal") is extreamly tasty. Usually it's served with Cocontu chutney or Vatha Kuzhambu
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
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Arisi Upma, a very simple and traditional, breakfast or evening tiffin. Its a common breakfast in most of the Tamil Brahmin houses. Arisi Upma is made using Raw rice, toor dal, pepper along with tempering ingredients. The rice and dal are first pounded to rava like coarse powder along with peppercorns. This coarse Rice+dal powder is cooked in hot boiled water enhanced with tempering. We can also add veggies and make this upma even more healthier

Generally Arisi Upma is served with Coconut Chutney. But Personally I love serving with Vendhaya Kuzhambu or Vathakuzhambu or even with Milagu Kuzhambu. We can add Tamarind juice instead of plain hot water and make it like a Puli Upma. We can use either coconut oil or sesame oil for tempering that will enhance the flavor of this upma. Instead of only using Toor dal we can use 2 tablespoon Bengal Gram dal and 2 tablespoon Toor dal. We can make large quantity of the pounded coarse rice+dal can be stored in air-tight container and use it whenever we want.

Back in days, we use Bronze vessel (Vengala panai) to make this Arisi upma. We will be drooling to eat the slightly burnt layer on the bottom of the bronze pan. But nowadays we for the fast tract process of cooking this upma in the pressure cooker. Once cooked, we can make oval shaped kozhukattai and again steam cook the upma and serve as Upma Kozhukattai also.

If you like this Arisi Upma, then you can also try other Traditional Recipes

  1. Paruppu Podi – Paruppu Podi, a smooth dal powder made with toor dal, roasted gram and few other spices. Paruppu podi is a handy ready to eat, must have mix in our pantry.
  2. Kathirikkai Masiyal – Kathirikkai Masiyal (Brinjal Masiyal) is a tamarind based gravy made with brinjal and green chili. The masiyal is  thin in consistency and usually served as a side dish for Ven Pongal, Idli / Dosa etc. It is one of the traditional accompaniment that we make  often in our kitchen.
  3. Madapalli Puliyodharai – Madapalli Puliyodharai | Temple Style Tamarind Rice is a very appetizing and yummy Prasad served in most of the Vishnu temples and Hanuman temples.

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Arisi Upma Recipe | Rice Upma Recipe
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Arisi Upma Recipe | Rice Upma Recipe | South Indian Breakfast

Course: Breakfast Dishes
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamilnadu
Equipments Needed
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 170kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Arisi Upma is a simple and easy traditional breakfast dish made using coarsly ground rice flour, toor dal and black pepper. It's tradionally made using bronze vessal (vengalappani). The slightly roasted upma at the bottom of the vessal (known as "Kandhal") is extreamly tasty. Usually it's served with Cocontu chutney or Vatha Kuzhambu
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Raw Rice
  • ¼ cup Toor Dal
  • 2 tbsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp Salt adjust to your taste

For Seasoning

  • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  • 2 tsp Split Urad Dal
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
  • 4 broken Red Chili adjust to your spice level
  • 1 tbsp Grated Coconut

Instructions 

  • Take raw rice, dal and peppercorns in a mixer jar and grind it to a coarse powder like Rava (Sooji). We can also wash the rice and spread in towel and once it is dry, we can grind the rice along with dal. This process ensures proper grinding to a coarse powder. Also we can store this coarse powder in a air-tight container and we can use it later also
  • Heat Sesame oil or coconut oil in a pan. Add mustard Seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add the split urad dal, and saute till light brown. Then add curry leaves, hing, broken red chilies
  • Take 1 cup of coarsely ground rice+dal mixture aside. In the pan add 2 cups of water along with salt, coconut and bring it to boil. When the water starts to boil, add the cup of coarsely ground rice+dal mixture little by little and keep stirring to avoid lumps
  • Cover & cook the upma in low flame for about 10 mins. Mix the upma in frequent intervals to avoid the upma getting burnt of sticking to the bottom of the pan. After 10 mins, switch off the flame and let the upma sit in the covered pan for another 5 mins and then you can transfer the upma to the serving bowl
  • Serve the delicious Arisi Upma (Rice Upma) with Coconut Chutney or Vathakuzhambu and enjoy the breakfast!

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Notes

  1. In kannada this upma is called AKKI THARI UPPITTU. Kannadigas usually add Seeme badanekayi (Chayote) or Cucumber cut into small pieces while tempering. ghee & jeera is also added
  2. In Andhra, its called Uppudu Pindi. Instead of toor dal, moong dal is added. Then at the end ghee is added before serving!

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Arisi Upma Recipe | Rice Upma Recipe | South Indian Breakfast
Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)
Calories 170 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Sodium 1167mg51%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Protein 3g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method to make Arisi Upma with step by step Pictures

  • Take raw rice, dal and peppercorns in a mixer jar

  •  Grind it to a coarse powder like Rava (Sooji). We can also wash the rice and spread in towel and once it is dry, we can grind the rice along with dal. This process ensures proper grinding to a coarse powder. Also we can store this coarse powder in a air-tight container and we can use it later also

  • Heat Sesame oil or coconut oil in a pan. Add mustard Seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add the split urad dal, and saute till light brown. Then add curry leaves, hing, broken red chilies

  • Take 1 cup of coarsely ground rice+dal mixture aside. In the pan add 2 cups of water along with salt, coconut and bring it to boil.

  • When the water starts to boil, add the cup of coarsely ground rice+dal mixture little by little and keep stirring to avoid lumps

  • Cover & cook the upma in low flame for about 10 mins. Mix the upma in frequent intervals to avoid the upma getting burnt of sticking to the bottom of the pan.

  • After 10 mins, switch off the flame and let the upma sit in the covered pan for another 5 mins and then you can transfer the upma to the serving bowl

  • Serve the delicious Arisi Upma (Rice Upma) with Coconut Chutney or Vathakuzhambu and enjoy the breakfast!

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Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Rupa says:
April 25, 2019 at 8:27 am

Excellent recipe. Worked perfectly for me. Thank you.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 25, 2019 at 9:17 pm

Thanks Rupa

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Sukanya Sundaram says:
September 30, 2019 at 4:57 am

When do add the coconut? It is not used in the recipe anywhere.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
September 30, 2019 at 8:04 pm

oh my bad I forgot to mention. We add grated coconut in the boiling water. I have corrected the recipe. Thanks for pointing.

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Jyothi Lakshmi says:
October 14, 2022 at 4:03 pm

Hi without washing we are using rice. Is it ok

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
October 16, 2022 at 11:25 pm

we can rinse the rice thoroughly, spread it in a towel to dry and then grind it.

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GANESH says:
October 7, 2019 at 10:58 am

EVEN YOUNG UNMARRIED MEN CAN LEARN FROM THIS. INSTEAD OF GOING OUT FOR BREAKFAST AND SPEND HUGE MONEY BETTER THEY CAN PREPARE INSIDE THE PG ROOM. NICE AND SIMPLE EXPLANATION.

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Ritesh Sharma says:
April 18, 2020 at 4:06 pm

The upma looks so yummy and delicious!!

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 19, 2020 at 8:39 pm

Thank you

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Patricia says:
June 24, 2020 at 3:04 am

This is so delicious! My first time making it. The instructions are easy to follow. I’m an American, missing the delicious foods of India. (I also made a simple, vegan coconut chutney to go with it.) Thank you so much.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
June 24, 2020 at 3:59 am

So glad to hear from you Patricial. Happy to know your interest in Indian Recipes. Keep trying more recipes and share your valuable feedback. Thank you

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Dinesh Kumar says:
March 23, 2021 at 8:50 pm

is it OK to add some small onions during the first tempering?

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
March 24, 2021 at 12:18 am

Yes we can

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