Rice Upma Rice Upma (Arasi Upma) 2 cups Long grain rice1 tsp Red gram (Thuvaraparippu)1 tsp Black pepper1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)1/4 cup Oil1 tsp Mustard seeds2 tsp Black gram (Uzhunnu parippu)2 tsp Bengal gram (Kadala parippu)2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)1 tsp Salt4 - Curry leavesAsafoetida (A pinch, Kaayam) Grind the rice, red gram, black pepper and cumin seeds into a course mixture.Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds.When the seeds pop add red gram, Bengal gram and black gram.When they turn golden brown, add 3 cups of water.When it boils, add the salt, asafoetida and curry leaves.To this, add the ground mixture of rice, cumin seeds and black pepper.Stir it continuously until the mixture thickens and the rice is cooked.Close the mixture with a lid on low heat.:- If using a pressure cooker, allow the mixture to cook until the first whistle. Tamil