Rava Upma

(Indian Breakfast Recipe)

Rava upma ingredients:

• 1 cup rava 
• ½ onion (cut lengthwise) 
• 2 green chillies or to taste (slit into half) 
• 1" ginger piece (minced) 
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee 
• 2 cups water 
• Salt to taste 
• few coriander leaves (roughly chopped) 

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 1 tsp mustard seeds 
• 1 tsp urad dal 
• 1 tsp channa dal 
• 10 cashewnuts 
• few curry leaves 

Rava upma preparation:

• Take a kadai and dry roast the rava till golden brown colour. 
• Remove from heat and keep it aside. 
• Heat a kadai with ghee. 
• Add mustard seeds. 
• When they start to crackle add remaining seasoning ingredients. 
• Saut'e till they turn into golden yellow colour. 
• Add curry leaves, onion, green chillies and minced ginger. 
• Add salt and cook till the onions become transparent. 
• Now add 2 cups of water and close with a lid. 
• When the water starts to boiling add rava and keep stirring for 2 mins.(Add rava slowly in continuous flow while stirring). 
• Close with a lid and cook for 5 mins. 
• Finally garnish with coriander leaves and remove from heat.. 
• Now rava upma is ready to eat. 
• Serve hot ravva uppuma with coconut chutney or mango pickle. 

Prep&cooking time: 10-15 mins

Serves: 2-3