Rava Upma

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Rava upma- a traditional savoury porridge of semolina , few vegetables and basic spices

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner Recipes, Lunch box Recipe

Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine

Keyword: daliya upma, rava upma, sooji upma, upma recipe, vegetable upma

Servings: person

Calories: 341kcal

Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Take a pan and add 3 cups of water and 1 cup f milk in it and heat it to make it medium hot. Keep aside.
In a separate pan add ghee and then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, when they start crackling add urad daal and chana daal
Lower the heat and add green chilies, ginger, cashew nuts and curry leaves and stir fry.
Now add the semolina in the pan and roast on low heat, add 1 tsp of ghee ,if it looks dry at this point.
Roast the semolina on low heat till a nice aroma comes but dont change the colour, roast for around 2-3 minutes on low heat.
Now add the chopped vegetables and tomato in the pan and saute for a minute.
Now gradually add the hot water and milk in the pan and keep stirring.
Add salt and sugar in it and keep mixing on medium heat.
When the liquid get absorbed then lower the heat , and cover te upma with a lid and cook on lowest heat for 3-4 minutes.
Switch off the heat , add 1 tsp ghee and lemon juice, mix it and then cover again and let it rest for 2 minutes
Now open the lid , fluff up the upma with a fork and serve with coconut chutney and tea or coffee.

Note-

addition of vegetables and nuts is optional