Uppuma varieties [ lapsi pulli uppuma ] [ wheat rawa ]

 Ingredients :

• Lapsi rawa [ wheat rawa mediumsize ] - 1 cup
• Grated fresh coconut - 1 tbl. sp.
• Water - 3 1 / 2 cups
• Salt - as required
• Tamarind paste [ or ] ready vatha kuzambu paste - 1 tsp.
• Till oil - 3 tbl. sp.
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 sp
• Sambhar powder - 1 sp

For seasoning:

• Mustard seeds - 1/ 2 sp
• Black gram dal - 1 / 2 sp
• Bengal gram dal - 1 / 2 sp
• Curry leaves - little
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Broken red chillies - few

Method :

[ Easy method is using pressure pan or cooker ]

Wash and soak the rawa for 5 mints.
Heat oil in pressure cooker, and add seasoning and wait for a second till it changes into gloden brown, and pour water to that along with tamatind paste, salt, turmeric, asafoetida, sambhar powder, fresh coconut, curry leaves. When it starts boiling reduce flame, and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep weight immediately.Cook in completly reduced flame for 5 to 8 mints. Or if 2 sound comes switch off the gas.After  10 mints open the cooker and add a teaspoon of fresh ghee and mix well. Garnish with curry leaves. Serve hot with pickle and fried papad.