Rava Upma Recipe- How to make Upma- Quick Breakfast
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
  • Oil- 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
  • Chana dal- 1 tsp
  • Urad dal- ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Onion, chopped- 1
  • Green chilies, chopped- 2 (or add dried red chilies after roasting dals)
  • Ginger, minced- 1 inch slice
  • Water- 2 cups
  • Semolina or Rava, roasted- 1 cup
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Sugar- ⅛ tsp
  • Ghee- 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. If using unroasted semolina: roast the semolina in a pan along with 1 tbsp ghee for a few minutes, do not let the color of the semolina change. Or use store bought roasted semolina.
  2. Place a wide non-stick pan over medium heat, let the pan turn hot.
  3. Add oil, let oil turn hot.
  4. Add mustard seeds, let splutter.
  5. Add chana dal & urad dal, saute & let the dals turn golden brown in color.
  6. Add curry leaves, saute for a few seconds.
  7. Add chopped onion, season with ½ tsp salt and cook till onions turn translucent.
  8. Add green chilies and minced ginger, saute for a couple of minutes.
  9. Add water, 1 tsp ghee, ½ tsp salt and sugar, let water come to a boil.
  10. Add semolina and combine well.
  11. Keep stirring and let the semolina absorb all the water.
  12. Lower the heat and cover the pan for 3 minutes.
  13. Remove the pan from the heat.
  14. Upma should be served immediately, while serving sprinkle some sugar over the upma and enjoy.
Notes
You could even serve this upma with chutney or sambar.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/rava-upma-recipe-how-to-make-upma-quick-breakfast/