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Rava Upma

Sapana Behl
A very tasty and comforting South Indian special breakfast dish made with just a few ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 3 People

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup coarse semolina/rava/ suzi
  • 1 onion chopped
  • a pinch asafetida
  • 2 tablespoon cashew nuts
  • 2 green chilli chopped
  • 2-3 dried red chilies broken
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan or skillet, add semolina and dry roast for 5-7 minutes on low medium heat.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan and add asafetida, mustard seed, cumin seed, curry leaves, urad dal and dry red chilies. Stir for a minute until the seeds start crackling.
  • Add cashew nuts and chopped onions along with green chillies and cook until onions are slightly golden.
  • Stir in salt and 3 cups of water. Let the water start boiling.
  • Once water is boiled for 5 minutes add the semolina. Stir and cook on low heat until upma starts thickening.
  • Add ghee, and stir for 2 minutes more.
  • Serve immediately and enjoy.

Notes

Try using coarse rava to make the upma taste better.
Don't skip adding ghee in the end for the upma taste more delicious.
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