Categories: Upma

Ingredients

• 1 cup medium rava (semolina)
• 2 cups water
• 1 onion (optional)
• 2 green chillis (depends on individuals)
• 1/2 cup finely cut & half boiled carrots, french beans, potatoes.
• 1/4 cup green peas (frozen or boiled)
• 1/2 capsicum chopped
• 1 spoon cashewnuts
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (saasive)
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 1 teaspoon channa dal
• salt according to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• For garnishing:
• cliantro/coriander leaves
• 2 tablespoon grated coconut.
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a kadai

2. Add rava to it and fry it till turns light brown in color (You will start getting a nice aroma by then)

3. Remove it from flame and allow it to cool for 5 minutes

4. In a broad kadai, add the remaining oil

5. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal and fry for a minute

6. Add cashew nuts and fry the mixture

7. To this, add curry leaves, green chilli and chopped onion

8. Fry till onion becomes translucent

9. Add capsicum, all the boiled vegetables & the green peas. Stir it & allow the vegetables to be cooked in oil for a minute.

10. Add 2 cups of hot/warm water. Add salt and sugar.

11. When water starts boiling, add the rava little-by-little and keep stirring (Avoid formation of lumps)

12. Once all the rava is put, close the lid and cook it in a low flame for a minute

13. Mix the whole thing thoroughly and garnish it with coriander, grated coconut

14. If you want the upma to be little sour, add little lemon juice

15. Upma is ready to serve

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