Upma is a flavorful, yummy and healthy South Indian breakfast recipe, prepared from dry roasted rava (suji/ semolina/ cream of wheat). This rava upma tastes so good and the other ingredients used for its tempering makes it more flavourful and delicious. This is a Vegan recipe when prepared with oil. Here is the recipe with some tips and step by step instructions and pictures.
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2. Firstly, heat a pan/kadai and add 1 cup fine rava or cream of wheat.
3. Begin to roast the rava. Stir often while roasting the sooji. Once the rava becomes fragrant and starts to look dry and crisp, switch off the flame and keep the roasted sooji aside.
4. Next, heat 2 tbsp oil/ghee in a pan/kadai and add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal (split Bengal gram), 1 dried red chili and few curry leaves. Stir often and fry until the mustard seeds splutter & the chana dal and urad dal begin to brown a bit.
5. Then add 1 tbsp roasted peanuts and 5-6 cashew nuts to it. Slightly roast them.
6. Now, add 1 finely chopped onion to it and sauté well.
7. Add 2 finely chopped green chilies and finely chopped 1/2 inch ginger to it.
8. Then add finely chopped 2 tbsp of each green and red bell pepper and 1/2 finely chopped carrot to it. Adding veggies are optional.
9. Mix well and roast them for couple of minutes.
10. Add 2.5 cups of water and bring a boil then add 1/2 tsp salt to it.
11. When the water comes to a rolling boil, then add 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.
12. Keeping the flame on low start adding roasted rava/ semolina slowly, stirring continuously with another hand. This helps to prevent from any lumps formation.
13. Mix continuously till the rava absorbs water.
14. Cover and allow the rava upma to steam for 5 minutes on a low flame.
15. Turn off the flame and squeeze 1/2 lemon/lime. Mix well. Rava Upma is ready to serve.
16. Enjoy hot Rava Upma as a healthy breakfast meal.
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