Rava/Semolina Upma

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Recipe from Cook and see part – 1.

This is a common breakfast menu or a late evening tiffin  , which can be prepared quickly.

Its a filling breakfast too and addition of vegetables makes it more wholesome .

Ingredients

  •  Semolina/Rava  2 cups ,
  • Oil 5 teaspoon,
  • Ghee 3 to 5 teaspoon,
  • Black gram dal 2 teaspoon,
  • Mustard 1 teaspoon,
  • 3 green chillies,
  • Red chillies 3 nos,
  • Grated ginger ½ teaspoon,
  • Curry leaves few,
  • Salt 1 ½ teaspoon,
  • Hot water 3 to 4 cups,
  • Cashew nuts 10 to 12,
  • Lemon juice (optional) juice of half a lemon.

Method

  1. In a deep pan /kadai , add semolina and roast/broil the semolina /rava till light brown and crisp.
  2. Remove and keep aside.
  3. In the same pan, add remaining oil and ghee, add mustard, black gram dal, green chillies (red and green), curry leaves, grated ginger and cashew nuts.
  4. Add  3 cups of hot water, boil. When it boils vigorously ,add rava little at a time and stir often with a sturdy ladle. Add salt.
  5.  When the water is totally absorbed , and the rava is cooked soft ,remove from heat. Add lemon juice and mix.
  6.  If you feel the rava needs to be cooked more, add more hot water. The Upma should
  7. Add more ghee or oil if you desire.
  8. Garnish with coriander leaves ( optional).
  9. Serve hot with chutney /sambar.

Note

  1. Vegetables like onion, capsicum, carrot, peas and tomatoes can added to the upma to make it more nutritious. Groundnuts too could be added to make it crunchier.
  2. Grated coconut  could be added too.
  3. Instead of lemon juice , buttermilk can be added to give a tangy taste to Upma.