Pesarapindi Upindi (An authentic and traditional Telugu Recipe)

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Pesarapindi Upindi (An authentic and traditional Telugu Recipe)

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :5 Min

Cook Time : 15 Min

Total Time : 20 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 2
  • Greengram and rice mixed flour 1cup (*even sometimes flour quantity depends on its texture)


  • Water 1 cup


  • Salt to taste 1 1/2 tsp


  • Dried Red chillies deseeded 3-4


  • Green Chillies Slit 5-6


  • Curry Leaves 1 sprig


  • Ginger grated 1 inch piece


  • Onion medium sized chopped 1


  • Mustard seeds 1tsp


  • Cumin seeds 1tsp


  • Urad dal 1tsp


  • Oil 3tsp 3tsp

Directions

  • 1.Firstly take green gram one cup and rice 2 cups.
  • Grind it to a flour like texture of atta. Generally we make in more quantity so we usually do grinding in nearby flour mill for perfect texture of this flour.
  • Now heat an iron wok,add 3tsp oil and add cuminseeds,mustardseeds,uraddal one by one and keep sauteing.
  • Now add curryleaves,green and red chillies.Saute again
  • Now add chopped onion and fry till it changes its colour.
  • Now add 1cup water to it
  • Keep boiling and add salt to taste.
  • Let it boil very well.check the taste.salt taste should be little more.
  • Now add 1 cup flour little by little and keep mixing with a tall spatula (initially not in circular motion rather mix it straight from front to back and viceversa)
  • The absorption of flour sometimes depends on its texture.sometimes water may absorb less flour and sometimes more flour than the quantity mentioned.(it varies on green gram and rice used )
  • So once flour mixes well and doesnt stick fingers,we can stop adding flour.
  • Now mix everything well and add 3tsp oil over it.sometimes oil quantity also may vary.
  • Close the lid and cook in lower flame for 5minutes or till rawness goes away.
  • Open lid after few minutes mix well and check.
  • If required add some more oil at this stage and keep cooking in low flame.
  • Fry it for few mins after removing lid completely. Upindi should be in the texture as shown in the picture of this step.
  • Serve it hot alongwith raw onions,pickle and curd.These are the best combo to enjoy our Authentic recipe usually served as breakfast.