Rava Upma Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

Chili powder to taste (optional)

2 tblsp Oil

Few curry leaves

Finely chopped corianderleaves

1 tblsp Ghee

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tsp Urad Daal

Lemon juice to taste

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 Channa Daal

Salt to taste

Method

• Sieve rava through a fine sieve.
• Heat 1tbsp. pure ghee / unsalted butter and fry rava ,on a moderate heat, stiring constantly to light brown color and set aside. do not burn the rava.
• 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 and garnish with cashews and coriander.
• serve during breakfast.  
• (one can also cook upma using sooji (semolina) instead of rava if rava isn't available)