Upma (Rava Upma)
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Ingredient prep checklist
- Cumin Seeds: ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ((jeera, optional, adds aroma))
- Chana Dal: 1½ teaspoon chana dal ((optional, adds nice aroma, Bengal gram))
- Peanuts: 2 tablespoons peanuts ((optional))
- Asafoetida: 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) (optional))
- Onion: ¼ cup onion ((chopped or sliced thinly))
- Ginger: ½ inch ginger ((½ to ¾ teaspoon minced or grated)(optional))
- Ghee: 2 teaspoon ghee ((optional))
- Lemon Juice: lemon juice (optional) (to serve)
- Mixed Vegetables: ½ cup mixed vegetables ((fine chopped carrots, beans and green peas))
Clean 1 cup semolina (Bombay rava). Add it to a pan and roast on a low to medium heat until it turns crunchy. Keep stirring to prevent discoloring. We don’t want the rava to brown. If you are using double roasted semolina, you may omit this step or roast only for a minute. When it is crunchy set aside to cool.
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until it turns crunchy.
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until it turns crunchy.
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Clean 1 cup semolina (Bombay rava). Add it to a pan and roast on a low to medium heat until it turns crunchy. Keep stirring to prevent discoloring. We don’t want the rava to brown. If you are using double roasted semolina, you may omit this step or roast only for a minute. When it is crunchy set aside to cool.
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Upma Recipe
References
This step uses
- 1 cup Rava ((Bombay rava/ sooji/semolina))
Full ingredient reference
- 1 cup Rava ((Bombay rava/ sooji/semolina))
- 2 to 2½ tablespoons oil (or ghee)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ((jeera, optional, adds aroma))
- 1 teaspoon split urad dal ((skinned split black gram))
- 1½ teaspoon chana dal ((optional, adds nice aroma, Bengal gram))
- 2 tablespoons peanuts ((optional))
- 8 to 12 cashews ((you may leave out if using peanuts) )
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) (optional))
- ¼ cup onion ((chopped or sliced thinly))
- 1 to 2 green chili (slit)
- ½ inch ginger ((½ to ¾ teaspoon minced or grated)(optional))
- 3 cups water ((2¾ cups for a drier upma) )
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ghee ((optional))
- lemon juice (optional) (to serve)
- ½ cup mixed vegetables ((fine chopped carrots, beans and green peas))