Rava Upma – Semolina dish

Upma is made from Rava (called cream of wheat or semolina,)is a popular south Indian breakfast dish. It is called Uppitu(Kannada), Sanja(Marathi)in indian languages.

Onions, beans, carrots, peas, potatoes, tomatoes etc. are added to this. The picture below is of vegetable upma with beans, carrots, peas which makes it colorful. I love it when the food is colorful. Don't you?

How to make-upma
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Ingredients:

• Rava – 1 cup
• water – 2 cups
• Onion – 1 large
• green chillis - 2
• curry leaves – 7-8
• oil – 3 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon
• chana dal – 1 tsp
• urad dal – 1 tsp
• salt – 1 1/2 tsp or to taste
• sugar – ½ tsp
• Fresh grated coconut – 2 tbsp
• coriander leaves – 1 small bunch

Preparation:

• Roast rava on mediam flame for 7-8 minutes, till it is imparts aroma.
• Chop onion, coriander leaves, ginger finely.
• Chop green chilles in big pieces.

Cooking Method

1. Heat oil in a deep pan.
2. Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add chana dal, urad dal.
3. fry till dal is light brown. Add chilli pieces. Fry for 1 minute.
4. Add chopped onion. Fry till onion is transperant.
5. Add water. Bring to boil. Add salt, sugar.
6. Reduce flame. Add roasted rava. Mix well so as not to let form lumps.
7. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
8. Add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.

Serve Hot.

Tips: You can also add 1 cup chopped, mixed vegetables - beans , carrots, green peas, potato, chopped fine after onions are fried.