Upma/Rava upma
One of the easiest breakfast recipes of South India, made from rava, sooji or semolina
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rava/sooji/semolina
- 1 medium-sized big onion
- 2 green chillies
- 1" piece of ginger
- a few curry leaves
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp split urad dal
- ⅛ tsp mustard seeds
- 1-2 tsp ghee/oil(or more if needed)
- 1½ cups water
- salt as needed
Instructions
- Keep the ingredients ready. Chop the onion, chillies, and ginger finely.
- In a thick bottomed pan, heat up 2tbsp oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, and channa dal.
- When the mustard splutters and the dals turn brown, add the onion, ginger chillies, and curry leaves.
- Saute this well in medium flame till the onions turn slightly brown and a nice flavor emanates.
- Add the water and required salt to this and let it come to a rolling boil. Once it starts boiling add the rava little by little constantly stirring without clumping.
- Cover the pan and simmer for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes open add the ghee and give it a good stir. Cover again, heat up for a minute more, and turn off the flame.
- Give it a good mix to make it fluffy and serve with your favorite accompaniment.
