Arisi Upma

Ingredients

For grinding
1.	pacharisi/raw rice	2 cups
2.	vendhayam/methi	1/2 tspn
3.	tuvaram paruppu/toor dal	4 tspn

Grind all 3 into a coarse flour, make sure it isn't a smooth flour.

For garnishing
1.	Oil	1 cup
2.	Kanja milagai/Red chillies	4-5
3.	kadalai paruppu/Channa dal	4 tspn
4.	ulutham paruppu/Urud dal	4 tspn
5.	Perungayam/Hing	a pinch
6.	payatham paruppu/Moong dal	2 tspn
7.	Karuveppilai/Curry leaves	4-5
8.	Milagai/Green chillies	1-2

Procedure:
1. In a vanali/pan, pour oil and add some mustard.
2. Once the mustard cracks, add red chillies, chana dal, urud dal, hing and fry until light red.
3. Now, add moong dal, curry leaves, split green chillies and 4 cups of water.
4. Once the water boils, add required quantity of salt. Then, add the ground mixture and keep stirring simultaneously making sure no lumps are formed.
5. Once the mixture has thickened, close the pan and keep the stove in low flame. Keep stirring once every 5 mins.

Some of us like the burnt crusts (kandhal) formed at the bottom of the pan.

Side dishes: Chutney, kuzhambu, masiyal, oorugai