Upma recipe | how to make upma | rava upma recipe

Upma is a classic south Indian breakfast, which is made from semolina (suji rava) with authentic south Indian tempering and vegetables. It is a quick, simple, and classic south Indian breakfast dish that you can make without any preparations. You can add a variety of vegetables as per your choice to make it more nutritious for your breakfast time. It is served with chutney

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Upma recipe | how to make upma | rava upma recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

 

• 1 cup sooji rava - semolina
• 2 tbsp + 2 tsp ghee
• 1 tbsp peanuts
• 5-6 cashews
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2 chopped green chilli
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 1 medium size chopped onion
• 3 tbsp green peas
• 3 cup water
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Some coriander leaves

Instructions

• Add 1 tsp ghee to a pan, and roast sooji on medium heat until fragrant, around 10 minutes, stirring continuously.
• Remove sooji from the pan and transfer it to the plate.
• In the same pan, add 2 tbsp ghee. Now add peanuts and cashew, and roast till it is slightly golden brown. Keep it aside.
• Now in a pan, add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. Roast dal till it slightly golden brown.
• Then add ginger paste, chopped green chilli and curry leaves. sauté for a minute.
• Add chopped onion and cook till onion become transparent.
• Then add green peas and sauté them until the raw smell of peas goes away.
• Now add 3 cup water, salt and sugar. Mix well and let the water come to a boil. Once the water comes to a boil, start adding the roasted sooji little at a time. Add all the sooji in a similar way.
• Add roasted peanuts and cashew. Mix well.
• Then cover the pan with a lid and set the heat to low. Let it remain like that for 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid and add 1 tsp ghee. mix well.
• Switch off the gas, and add lemon juice and coriander leaves. mix well.
• Serve upma with coconut chutney.

Notes

• Use coarse rava(sooji) for upma.
• Roasting rava with ghee gives a nice flavor to upma.
• roast rava/suji properly till it is fragrant, sooji shouldn’t turn brown.
• The water and rava ratio should be 3:1.
• Cover and cook upma for 5 minutes helps to absorb all water from it.