Rava Upma ~ Basic Recipe

Final recipe for Blogging Marathon#21, under the theme 3 days of Upma. Today's recipe's our usual  Upma..i use peas in to it sometimes  no..you can add any veggies as you like.The proportion's 1:3 , 1 cup rava and 3 cups water,   you can adjust the water level according to it..!I don't like upma in colloidal consistency,try this n enjoy :-)


Ingredients:

1. Coarse rava- 1 cup
2. Onion-1 small (Chopped)
3. Mustard seeds- 1teaspoon
4. Chana dal-2 teaspoon
5. Urad dal- 2 teaspoon
6. Green Chilly-2 nos
7. Curry leaves
8. Cilantro
9. Ginger - 1teaspoon (Chopped)
10. Water-3 cups
11. Oil n Ghee
12. Salt

Method:

• Heat a heavy bottom pan,add  teaspoon of ghee/oil ,roast the rava till changes in color and get's a nice aroma.Take it to a plate.
• Mean while heat up the water in sauce pan.Boil it.
• Add oil in pan/kadai ,heat it up.Splutter mustard,curry leaves,ginger  green chilly.Put chana dal and urad dal ,roast it well.
• Then goes the onions, and salt.Saute well for 1-2  mins.
• Once the onion slightly changes transparent , add green peas and cilantro.Saute it.

•  Now pour the water in wait to sizzles , then slowly drop the rava from the top.this way you will not get any lumps.
• Pour the water in one hand,mix it up in another hand.Keep the stove in low medium heat.

• Close with lid and cook  for  5 mins,then open the lid again  mix it and close the lid,cook it for 2-3 mins.
• That's it now Rava Upma's done...Serve it with Chutney/Sambar/Pickle.

Note:

• Roasting rava in ghee gives very flavour to the upma.
• Add turmeric powder,in water,for the color.
• Fine rava also suits well.
• Actually shallots gives a nice flavour to upma, i used red onions.

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#21