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Fluffy Rava Upma | Sooji Upma

Rava Upma: A simple, light, fluffy rava upma made with semolina, vegetables, and a few spices.

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

Ingredients

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

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 pan or thick bottomed pan. Else the rava may stick to the bottom.
  • To make the rava upma fluffy and separate(danedar), the ratio of rava and water should be 1:½
  • Cut the potato into small pieces if adding, to cook faster.
  • The addition of dry red chili gives a smoky flavor to the upma.
  • I like to use whole dry red chili. Go ahead and use broken dried red chili if you prefer.
  • The addition of tomato enhances the taste. Hence don't skip it.
  • Use ghee for a rich taste.