Rava Upma Recipe
Upma is very tasty and easy to make breakfast food item. Here is the recipe for rava upma.
Ingredients :
- 1 cup Rava / Sooji (Semolina)
- 25 gms fried Cashew Nuts (optional)
- 1 inch Ginger chopped
- 1 chopped Onion
- 3 Green Chillies slit sideways
- 1 Potato chopped
- 1 Capsicum chopped
- 1 Carrot chopped
- 1/4 cup Green Peas frozen or fresh
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Urad Daal
- 1 tsp Channa Daal
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Chili powder to taste (optional)
- 2 tblsp Oil
- Few curry leaves
- Finely chopped corianderleaves
- 1 tblsp Ghee
- Lemon juice to taste
How to make Rava Upma:
- Sift rava through a muslin / cheese cloth or very fine sieve.
- Heat 1tbsp. pure ghee / unsalted butter and fry rava ,on a moderate heat, stiring constantly to light brown color and set aside.
- Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and allow them to splatter.
- Add the daals : channa & urad & curry leaves to it and fry till they turn red.
- Add onion, ginger and green chilies. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add all the vegetables, turmeric & chili powder, and salt to taste.
- Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it simmer on low heat until the vegetables are done.
- Add the fried rava to it stirring constantly till it becomes little thick.
- Take off from the heat and lemon juice if desired.
- Serve hot garnished with cashews and coriander.
Chef: Diya Mandal