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RAVA UPMA RECIPE | EASY BREAKFAST RECIPES

Rava upmais one of themostpopularSouth Indian

breakfast/dinner recipes.It’s a bachelor friendly dish as it is fast to cook and easy to make.I am not a big fan ofrava recipes but Sendhil loves anything made with rava/semolina.He likes rava upma if its fluffy( uthir uthiraa)

whereas I love it with small lumps here and there (Undaium urulaiumaa ).The consistency of this upma iscompletely dependent on the quantity of water.Before marriage,my mom makes rava upma only in weekends.Mydad & sis enjoy it adding grated coconut. I hate that combo. So my mom makes dosa especially for me by

reserving some batter,how sweet . Now i crave for my mom’s rava upma and coconut combo .So this timeI added some grated coconut in my upma plate and enjoyed a lot.After marriage tables turned .I am making ravaupma or kichadi at least once in a week for Sendhil’s breakfast as it is his most favorite. My MIL makes differenttypes of upma and she is a pro in making rava upma. When I was new to cooking,I struggled a lot to get soft &

flavourful upma. Usually i don’t roast rava properly and the end result would be a sticky, hard upma . I haveeven tried with store bought roasted rava.But it was also a super flop show.Then Sendhil taught me how to roastrava properly,quantity of oil,water etc.When he was a bachelor,he used to prepare this rava upma very often and

he is an expert too .Now after many successful attempts, i thought of posting the recipe here. Of coursemaking rava upma is not a big deal for most of u.But for beginners, its always a night mare and most of the time it

will be with lumps.This post is purely for beginners and bachelors .We love to have rava upma with sugar, so idon’t make chutney or sambar.It makes my job very simple.This upma stays soft for some hours. So i pack it for

my hubby’s breakfast when he leaves to office early from home.But it tastes the best when served hot . U canmake rava upma in microwave and add some vegetables like carrot,potato and peas to make ithealthy.Sometimes I add tomato too as u see in the above picture.Soon I will share wheat rava upma.Check out my Rava Kichadi , Khara bath, Masala Rava kichadi ,Rava Dosa recipes too !

Ravaupmarecipe

Rava

upma/Semolina upma - Easy South Indian breakfast recipe ! Cuisine: South IndianCategory: Breakfast/DinnerServes: Serves 2Prep time: 10 MinutesCook time: 10 MinutesTotal time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 200 ml

Semolina / Rava – 1 cupWater – 2.5 cups ( Add 2.25 cups for fluffy upma)Salt – As needed

To temper & saute

Cooking oil – 2 tbspMustard seeds – 1 tspUrad dal – 2 tspChana dal – 1 tbspBig onion – 1 no ( slice cut) OR Small onions – 1/2 cup ( chopped roughly)Tomato - 1 small ( optional)Green chillies – 4 nos ( for less spice,add 2 nos)Curry leaves – fewGinger – 1 inch pieceCoconut oil – 1 tbsp ( Must add)

METHOD

Dry roast the rava in a kadai in very low flame for 5-7 minutes without changing the colour. Keep onmixing well to avoid discoloration in certain areas.Remove & keep it in a plate.

In thesamekadai,heatoil ,

splutter mustard seeds , urad & channa dal . After the dals turn golden brown , add the sliced onions,green chillies, curry leaves & ginger bits. Saute well till onion turns transparent .Add tomato and sautetill mushy(Optional step).Finally add the required water , salt. Cover it and allow it to roll boil for 5 mins.

Now

simmer the flame completely and add the rava in one hand and mix well with a ladle using other hand (Use a whisk to mix if u have). This step is very important to avoid lumps.

Stir tillthe

mixture becomes thick and all the water is absorbed by the rava. Close the kadai with a lid for 5minutes. Open the lid and mix well and again close it for 2 minutes.Rava will be well cooked , switch off the flame & add the coconut oil.. Mix well and serve hotimmediately!!

Check outmy RavaKichadi ,Kharabath,MasalaRavakichadi,RavaDosarecipes too!

NOTE

Adding small onions instead of big onions gives a nice flavour & taste.The amount of oil mentioned here should be added to get the softness & flavour.Roasting rava without changing color is very important to get a white colored upma. Otherwise it will beslightly yellow.Upma looks yellow even if you add tomatoes.Please add more water if u want mushy upma.If u r afraid of getting lumps , this step can be followed. ie , switch off the flame after the water starts toroll boil. Remove the kadai , add the rava little by little by stirring in one hand slowly . Mix well and makesure there are no lumps. Then again keep it on the stove and mix well till all the water is absorbed. Thismethod can be followed for making sweet kesari too. My FIL likes to have this upma adding little lemon juice.It also tastes great.U can also add lots of gratedcoconut before eating to make it more rich & tasty. My sister loves this combo a lot : ))

Enjoy this easy breakfast/dinner recipe with coconut chutney or sugar !

Today I relished it adding grated coconut.It was yum !

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