Pulusu upma, Tamarind upma recipe

Pulusu upma/ Tamarind upma is an authentic arya vysya recipe where ground rice is cooked in tempered tamarind mixture. Its flavor is distinct from other upma variety made at home as it carries tanginess, spiciness and little sweetness as well. My mom makes it at home she runs out of veggies or need some simple and quick dinner without much hassle. So do try it and let me know your feedback in comments section. So let’s get to the recipe!

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Ingredients

Raw Rice – 2 cups
Onion – 1 (big sized)
Tamarind – lemon sized
Dry red chili – 2 nos
Sugar – 1 tsp
Chili powder – 1 to 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil – 3 tbsp
Water – 5 cups
Curry leaves – a spring

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How to make pulusu upma with step by step images

Soak tamarind in warm water and extract tamarind juice from it. Grind rice coarsely in a blender / mixie and set aside.
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan ; add red chili and curry leaves and saute till they wilt, then add onion cubes and saute till they become translucent. Now add chili powder, salt and sugar and saute till the raw smell of chili powder goes.
Now add the tamarind juice along with water and allow it to boil. When the water starts boiling lower the flame and add the ground rice slowly with continuous stir. If u stop stirring while adding ground rice it will form lumps and the upma will not taste good. Now cover it with a lid and cook it in low flame. A gentle stir is required occasionally so that upma does not get burnt . Make sure u don’t mash the upma while stirring. It took 20 mins for me to cook. Put off the flame when done. It tastes best when served hot!