Upma
Description
Upma or Rava Upma is a classical, delightful dish made by dry roasting semolina / rava & then cooking it with ghee / oil, tempered onion and spices. Upma Recipe is an effortless, wholesome dish that can be cooked in minutes. Desi Gabbar gets you the recipe for Upma. Here you go!
- PreTime 00 h 05 m
- CookTime 00 h 20 m
- Serving 4Persons
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Ingredients & Method
Ingredients
- Rava (semolina) - 1 cup
- Clarified butter (ghee) - 1tbsp + oil 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Chana dal - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Chopped green chillies – 1 to 2 nos.
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp (broken)
- Curry leaves – 8 to 9 nos.
- Chopped onion - 1 medium size
- Water as required
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Fresh coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Method
- Set a pan on medium heat and add rava, dry roast the rava until the colour changes slightly and the aroma releases.
- Set a wok on medium heat, add ghee and oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal and sauté for few seconds.
- Add green chillies, ginger, cashew nuts, curry leaves and onions, sauté until onion are translucent.
- Add water, sugar and salt, mix well and bring to a simmer, cover it with a lid to fasten the process of boiling.
- Add the roasted rava slowly and gradually while stirring continuously, mix well to ensure there are no lumps. Keep stirring continuously on medium flame until the water is absorbed completely. Add ghee, mix well.
- Finish it by adding lemon juice and freshly chopped cilantro leaves and cook until rava leaves the sides of the pan, switch off the flame and cover it for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve hot, it tastes even better with coconut chutney. *Yummy tips to enjoy by Upma: Serve upma hot, it tastes even better with coconut chutney
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