Rava Upma or Sooji Upma is very delicious and popular breakfast of South India and Maharashtra. But now you can find it everywhere in India. Upma also known as ‘Uppumavu’ and ‘Uppittu’ in South India, is easy to make and quick recipe. It is a great lunch box option for kids and elders.
This recipe is prepared with roasted sooji (semolina), spices and vegetables. You can use peanuts and cashews to enhance its taste. Use ghee instead of vegetable or refined oil. It gives a nice aroma and taste to it. You can add vegetables of your choice which are available at home.
Upma is very healthy and nutritious dish. Rava generally known as sooji, is rich in protein, vitamin B and iron. Adding vegetables to the upma not only makes it tastier but also healthier. You can make upma by using only one tbsp. of oil so it is low in fat and calorie content. Semolina is naturally low in fat and therefore makes for a good weight loss breakfast option.
Rava Upma has always been a choice of breakfast or light meal because it takes very less time to cook. This is usually served with coconut chutney but you can enjoy it without any accompaniment.
3 cups water
1 tsp mustard seeds
8-10 curry leaves
½ cup peanuts
1 small Onion, finely chopped
2 Green Chillies, finely chopped
1 Capsicum, finely chopped
½ Carrot grated
¼ cup Green Peas frozen or fresh
1 tsp Urad Daal
1 tsp Chana Daal
Salt to taste
½ tsp. Red Chili powder (optional)
2 tbsp. ghee
Lemon juice to taste
Remove the roasted rava on a plate and keep aside.
Heat ghee in the same pan. Add raw peanuts and fry for 1 minute.
Remove peanuts from oil and keep aside.
Then in same oil add mustard seeds.
When they begin to splutter, add curry leaves, urad dal, chana dal. Fry until they turn slightly browned.
Add onion and green chilies. Fry until onion turns brown in colour and translucent.
Add chopped capsicum, carrots and peas and cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add water, salt and red chilli and bring it to a boil.
Slowly add the roasted rava and stir continuously to avoid any lumps. Quickly stir and mix very well.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat until rava absorbed the water and is cooked. Stir in between.
Turn off heat and add fried peanuts and mix well.
Fluff upma with the help of spatula or fork.
Transfer it to a plate and serve hot.
This recipe is prepared with roasted sooji (semolina), spices and vegetables. You can use peanuts and cashews to enhance its taste. Use ghee instead of vegetable or refined oil. It gives a nice aroma and taste to it. You can add vegetables of your choice which are available at home.
Upma is very healthy and nutritious dish. Rava generally known as sooji, is rich in protein, vitamin B and iron. Adding vegetables to the upma not only makes it tastier but also healthier. You can make upma by using only one tbsp. of oil so it is low in fat and calorie content. Semolina is naturally low in fat and therefore makes for a good weight loss breakfast option.
Rava Upma has always been a choice of breakfast or light meal because it takes very less time to cook. This is usually served with coconut chutney but you can enjoy it without any accompaniment.
Ingredients:
1 cup Rava (Sooji or Semolina)3 cups water
1 tsp mustard seeds
8-10 curry leaves
½ cup peanuts
1 small Onion, finely chopped
2 Green Chillies, finely chopped
1 Capsicum, finely chopped
½ Carrot grated
¼ cup Green Peas frozen or fresh
1 tsp Urad Daal
1 tsp Chana Daal
Salt to taste
½ tsp. Red Chili powder (optional)
2 tbsp. ghee
Lemon juice to taste
Instructions:
Dry roast rava on low flame until turns slightly brown for 4-5 minutes. Keep stirring continuously. You can roast with 1 tsp. ghee.
Remove the roasted rava on a plate and keep aside.
Heat ghee in the same pan. Add raw peanuts and fry for 1 minute.
Remove peanuts from oil and keep aside.
Then in same oil add mustard seeds.
When they begin to splutter, add curry leaves, urad dal, chana dal. Fry until they turn slightly browned.
Add onion and green chilies. Fry until onion turns brown in colour and translucent.
Add chopped capsicum, carrots and peas and cook on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add water, salt and red chilli and bring it to a boil.
Slowly add the roasted rava and stir continuously to avoid any lumps. Quickly stir and mix very well.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat until rava absorbed the water and is cooked. Stir in between.
Turn off heat and add fried peanuts and mix well.
Fluff upma with the help of spatula or fork.
Transfer it to a plate and serve hot.
Tips:
- You can roast the sooji in advance and store in an airtight container.
- Follow the exact ratio of water and sooji otherwise it will make thick or watery. If you are using thin sooji, take 2.5 cup of water for 1 cup sooji or your sooji is thick then take 3 cup water for 1 cup sooji. This will give perfect softness preventing it to get dry.
- Stir continuously after adding the sooji. This will help to avoid formation of any lump.
- Make sure that you roast the rava well on medium heat otherwise it will turn sticky.
- You can add vegetables of your choice like potato, cabbage, tomatoes or beans.
- You can add some sugar to give a sweet taste.
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