Broken Rice Upma – Arisi Noi Upma Recipe

BROKEN RICE UPMA

I make this noi arisi upma / broken rice upma at least twice in a month but I haven’t recorded this recipe in my blog. Broken rice upma is a very simple and easy to make, one pot upma recipe. Whenever I run short of time or back from travel, I make this upma instantly in a pressure cooker. Food gets ready under 15 minutes. Its ideal for bachelors & working women to make a quick breakfast / dinner. Idli Sambar or coconut chutney / thengai thogayal is the ideal side dish for this arisi noi upma. In Bangalore and Tamil nadu, I have seen this broken rice in most of the stores. In Karnataka, people call it as akki nuchu in Kannada. It is known as virigina biyyam in Telugu and tuta hua chawal in Hindi. To make this broken rice upma more healthy, you can add chopped vegetables like carrot, potato and green peas, use broken brown rice or millets. You can also add a handful of roasted moong dal to make it more flavorful. Friends, do try this easy, yummy broken rice upma and share your feedback with me.

If you are interested, do check out my Instant rice upma with toor dal in a pressure cooker which is a fasting recipe / vrat recipe. 

ARISI NOI UPMA

Broken rice upma / Arisi noi upma

Broken rice upma / Arisi noi upma

Broken rice upma / Arisi noi upma in a pressure cooker


Cuisine:
Indian
Category:
Breakfast / dinner
Serves:
Serves 3
Prep time:
10 Minutes
Cook time:
20 Minutes
Total time:
30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml

  • Broken rice / Arisi noi – 1 cup
  • Cooking oil – 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tbsp
  • Chana dal – 1 tbsp
  • Red chilli – 1
  • Green chilli – 2 (slit)
  • Curry leaves – Few
  • Ginger – 1/2 inch piece (chopped finely)
  • Asafetida / Hing – 2 pinches
  • Water – 2.5 cups ( add 2.5 to 3 cups based on rice)
HOW TO MAKE BROKEN RICE UPMA
  1. Wash the broken rice and set aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard, urad dal, chana dal.
  3. Saute green chilli, ginger, curry leaves. Add hing, required water and salt.
  4. When the water comes to roll boil, add washed rice. Mix well.
  5. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker lid after steam is released.
  6. Fluff gently and serve hot with idli sambar or coconut rice.
BROKEN RICE UPMA / ARISI NOI UPMA – STEP BY STEP PICTURES
  • Wash the broken rice, drain the water and set aside. Chop ginger, slit green chilli.

  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal. When the dal turns golden brown add slit green chilli, ginger pieces and curry leaves.

    • BROKEN RICE UPMA

  • Saute for a minute. Now add the required salt and water. When the water comes to roll boil, add the washed rice. Mix well and close the cooker. Keep the flame high till steam comes off from the nozzle. 

    • BROKEN RICE UPMA RECIPE

    • As soon as the steam comes off, lower the flame completely. Put the weight valve and pressure cook in very low flame for one whistle. It takes 10 to 12 minutes based on the size of cooker.

      • BROKEN RICE UPMA

    • Switch off the flame after one whistle. Let it rest till steam releases. Open the cooker lid and fluff the rice gently. Serve hot with idli sambar or coconut chutney or spicy coconut thogayal.  Tastes yummy !
      Enjoy !

    Note

    • Water quantity for rice varies from 2.25 to 3 cups based on the rice. Broken rice made from raw rice takes less water (around 2.5 cups ) whereas broken rice made from boiled rice takes more water (around 3 cups).
    • Add more chilli based on your taste.
    • You can use finely chopped carrot, beans, potato and green peas to make it more colorful and healthy.

    Try this easy, one pot noi upma recipe and share your feedback with me.
    BROKEN RICE UPMA RECIPE

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