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Fluffy Rava Upma | Sooji Upma
5 from 21 votes

Fluffy Rava Upma | Sooji Upma

Fluffy Rava Upma is a savory semolina dish prepared by roasting rava (sooji) and cooking it with mustard seeds, dry red chili, onion, curry leaves, mixed vegetables, turmeric, and tomato. The result is a lightly spiced, fluffy breakfast or snack with separate grains and a mildly tangy flavor from tomato.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 people
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rava sooji or semolina or cream of wheat, fine
  • 2 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 dry red chili
  • 1 onion chopped, medium-sized
  • 10 to 12 curry leaves
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables carrot, french beans, green peas, chopped
  • salt as required
  • ⅓ teaspoon Turmeric Haldi, ground
  • 1 tomato chopped, large-sized
  • ½ cup water warm

Instructions

ROASTING RAVA
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  1. Heat a pan. Add rava. Roast the rava while stirring continuously until the grains look dry and crisp. Don't brown them.
  2. Turn off the flame and transfer the roasted rava in a plate and keep aside.
MAKING THE RAVA UPMA
  1. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and dry red chili.
  2. Once the seeds start crackling, add chopped onions. Saute the onions until translucent.
  3. Then add vegetables followed by turmeric and salt. Stir to mix. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes turn mushy.
  5. At this point add roasted rava and stir to mix.
  6. Now simmer the flame, sprinkle a little warm water, stir immediately for a minute.
  7. Again add sprinkle a little water, stir again. Repeat the step until all the water is finished.
  8. Then cover the lid and cook for a minute. Stir if required. The rava should not stick to the bottom.
  9. Fluffy upma is ready to serve. Serve hot.

Notes

  • Use a nonstick or thick-bottomed pan to prevent semolina from sticking.
  • Maintain a 1:0.5 ratio of rava to water for fluffy grains.
  • Adding whole dry red chili provides a subtle smoky flavor; broken chili can be substituted.
  • Tomato is important for flavor and should not be omitted.
  • Small potato pieces cook faster if included in the mixed vegetables.
  • Substituting ghee for oil enhances richness.