RAVA / SOOJI UPMA

Rava upma is one of the easiest and common breakfast or evening snack recipe in India. It is nutritious, tasty and very easy to make at home by mixing and cooking the roasted rava and sautéed vegetables in water. Usually served with coconut chutney or pickle, it can be also be had plain. It is not only delicious but also a healthy breakfast option. If you are ready with the roasted rava then the recipe takes only 10-15 minutes to be done.I always roast rava and keep stored in a air tight container. This way the rava stays good for a longer time and does not spoilt .

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Fine Rava [ Samolina/ Sooji ]

3-4 Green Chillies

1 Sprig of Curry Leaves

1 Onion, chopped finely 

1 Tbsp Roasted Peanuts [ Roughly Ground ]

1 Tsp Urad Dal [ Skinned Black Gram][optional]

1 Tsp Cumin-Mustard Seeds

Pinch of Asafoetida

2 Tbsp Oil [ As needed ]

Water as needed

Chopped/ grated carrots, green peas, chopped capsicum [ optional ]

Chopped Cashewnuts [ Optional ]

METHOD:

STEP 1 – Prep up the ingredients for the upma – finely chop onion, green chillies ,carrots and coriander leaves. Also keep ready the curry leaves washed, chop cashews, urad dal.

STEP 2 – Heat a pan and roast the rava in the pan . Stir often while roasting it. Rava grains should become fragrant and start to look dry, separate and crisp.

STEP 3 – Now for the main procedure , take a pan ,heat with the oil and crackle the cumin-mustard seeds along with the urad dal, roughly ground peanuts, chopped cashews, asafoetida.

STEP 4 – Now add the chopped onion, curry leaves, veggies and green chillies and roast for minute or two.

STEP 5 – By that time keep the water for boiling on another gas stove.

STEP 6 – Now add the rava to the pan and mix well and roast for a while and add the boiling water to it. As it splutter,be careful.

STEP 7 – Add water in sufficient quantity, assure that no lumps formed there. 

STEP 8 - Season with salt, stir and mix well.

 Cover the pan and allow the upma to steam for 2 minutes on low flame .

STEP 9 – Garnish with chopped onion and here your upma is cooked and ready to serve.

Serve it garnished with chopped coriander with coconut chutney or any pickle.