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Rava Upma or Sooji Upma

Rava Upma or Sooji Upma recipe

Rava Upma or Sooji Upma is a typical breakfast in India. Rava Upma recipe with step by step recipe with brief description is here for you to try it out.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Rava/ Sooji
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 5-6 Cashew nuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon Chana dal
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1 Tomato chopped
  • 1/2 inch Ginger grated
  • 5-6 Curry leaves
  • 1 Green chilli chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves to garnish
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut grated
  • Sugar as required
  • Salt as required

Notes

  1. Dry roast the rava on a medium flame until crunchy. Keep stirring continuously otherwise it will become brown. When it starts to look dry and crisp switch off the flame, transfer it to the bowl and keep aside.
  2. Add oil to the pan, add Mustard seeds, Cumin,Turmeric powder, Chana dal, Cashew nuts and curry leaves, saute for a minute.
  3. Add chopped Onion, Tomato, Green chilli, ginger, salt for taste and saute for two minutes.
  4. Then add the roasted rava to this mixture and saute for 2 minutes. Meanwhile keep the boiling water ready.
  5. Add the boiling water the mitxure, and keep on stirring. So that rava should absorb water and get cooked.
  6. Then add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves and sugar as required for taste.
  7. Mix well and switch off the flame, cover the pan for two minutes. Upma is ready to serve.
You can also put the vegetables like carrot, green peas. Even potato will be good for upma. Upma can also be served with chutney.

How to make Rava Upma or Sooji Upma with step by step photos:

Dry roasted rava.
Rava Upma or Sooji upma: dry roasted rava
Keep all the ingredients ready.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Add oil to the pan, add Mustard seeds, Cumin,Turmeric powder, Chana dal, Cashew nuts and curry leaves, saute for a minute.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Add chopped Onion, Tomato, Green chilli, ginger, salt for taste and saute for two minutes.
Then add the roasted rava to this mixture and saute for 2 minutes. Meanwhile keep the boiling water ready.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Add the boiling water the mitxure, and keep on stirring. So that rava should absorb water and get cooked.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Then add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves and sugar as required for taste.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma
Mix well and switch off the flame, cover the pan for two minutes. Upma is ready to serve.
Rava Upma or Sooji Upma