Arisi Upma Recipe-Brinjal Gothsu-Side dish for Arisi Upma

Arisi Upma or Rice upma is a very common breakfast in most Tamil Brahmin houses.If you have rice rava ready, then this healthy breakfast can be put together in minutes using a pressure cooker.Now a days, due to the hectic work schedule, nobody has the time to make arisi upma in vengala panai as in olden days, so I have used the pressure cooker for preparing it. I have also given you the recipe for brinjal gothsu, which I consider as one of the best side dish for arisi upma and upma kozhukattai.

How to prepare Arisi Upma and Brinjal Gothsu Prep time - under 15 mins Cook time - under 15 mins Serves - 2 Ingredients needed Rice rava - 1 cup (I have given how to prepare rice rava in my upma kozhukattai recipe, kindly refer it) Water - 2 1/2 cups Salt as required Ghee - 1 tsp Tur dal - 1/4 cup Coconut (grated) - 1/3 cup

For the seasoning Oil -3 tbsp Mustard - 1 tsp Urad dal (split) - 1 tsp Hing - a generous pinch Red chillies - 2 Ginger - 1/2 inch piece finely chopped (optional) Curry leaves - few Preparation Easier method to prepare rice rava - Dry grind rice coarsely like rava.Sieve it and your rice rava is ready.Use the rice flour for some other purpose.For flavor, you can grind 4-5 whole black pepper,1/2 tsp jeera seeds/cumin seeds coarsely and mix it with rice rava. For more details refer my upma kozhukattai recipe.(link for which is given above). Soak tur dal in hot water for 20 minutes.Drain the water completely, grind it coarsely without adding water and keep it aside. Method Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, hing, red chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Fry till dal turns golden brown. Then add the ground tur dal and fry nicely for a few minutes in low flame. Add grated coconut and saute for a few more minutes. Now add 2 1/2 cups of water, salt required and a tsp of ghee. When water starts boiling, keep the flame low and add rice rava stirring continuously. Transfer the contents to another vessel and pressure cook for 3 whistles.(experienced persons can prepare it in pressure pan directly) Once the pressure subsides, open it and mix it well. Serve hot steaming arisi upma with brinjal gothsu or sambar or chutney. Brinjal Gothsu Recipe (Kathirikkai Gothsu)

Prep time - under 15 mins Cook time - under 15 mins Serves - 2 Brinjal chopped - 1 cup heaped Onion - 3/4 cup finely chopped Tomato - 1 cup finely chopped Green chillies - 2 slit Tamarind - small gooseberry sized ball Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Oil - 2 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds -1 tsp Hing - a pinch Curry leaves - few Preparation Soak tamarind in hot water for 15-20 minutes, then extract 1 cup of tamarind juice, discard the pulp. Chop brinjals into small cubes or pieces. Method Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it sizzles, add hing, curry leaves, green chillies and onion. Fry till onions turn pink, then add chopped brinjals, turmeric powder, salt and cook till brinjals are half done.(close the lid and cook in low flame, sprinkle water and stir in between) Once the brinjals are half cooked, add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become mushy. Now add tamarind water and boil well till the raw smell goes. Mix a tsp of rice flour with a little water and add to it. Boil for a few more minutes.(rice flour is added to thicken the gravy). Serve rice upma with brinjal gothsu and enjoy this very healthy dish for breakfast or for dinner. Hope I have done justice to my most favorite dish. If you have any doubts, use the contact form.