Vegetable Upma Recipe

(rava upma or sooji upma)

Upma Ingredients:

• 1 cup rava                            
• 1 onion (lengthwise chopped) 
• 1 cup vegetables (carrot, beans, peas) 
• 3 green chillies              
• 1" ginger (minced)         
• 3 tbsp oil                       
• 2 cups water        
• Salt to taste 
• 2 tsp ghee 
• 1/2 tbsp of oil 

• few coriander leaves(chopped)

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 1 tsp mustard seeds 
• 1 tsp urad dal          
• 1 tsp chana dal              
• few curry leaves            
• 10 cashew nuts 

Upma preparation:

• Take a kadai and dry roast the rava till golden brown colour. 
• Remove from heat and keep it aside. 
• Heat a vessel with ghee. 
• Add mustard seeds. 
• When they start to crackle add urad dal, chana dal, cashew nuts and curry leaves. 
• Saut'e till they turn into golden yellow colour. 
• Add curry leaves, onion, vegetables,green chillies and minced ginger. 
• Add salt and close with a lid. 
• Cook on low medium flame and in-between stir well. 
• Cook till the vegetables become tender. 
• 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). 
• Again close with a lid and cook for 5 mins. 
• Finally add 2 tsp of ghee and garnish with coriander leaves. 
• Now rava upma is ready to eat. 
• Serve hot with coconut chutney or mango pickle. 

prep & cooking time: 15-20 mins

Serves: 2-3