Rava Uppit

 

Rava Uppit (Upma) Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup fine rava (or sooji) 1 medium sized onion 1 green chilly 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves 2 tablespoons oil Salt as required 2.5 cups water	For Tadka – ·      1 teaspoon mustard seeds ·      1 teaspoon chana dal ·      1 teaspoon urad dal ·      10 to 12 curry leaves ·      1⁄2 inch ginger grated or chopped finely
Instructions
Chop onion finely. Slit green chilly lengthwise. Chop 1/2-inch ginger. Wash and chop coriander leaves.
Heat a pan and dry roast rava until it turns slightly brown and becomes fragrant. Don’t over roast it. Transfer to a plate.
	For Tadka – In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee or oil. ·      Add 1 tsp mustard seeds and keep the pan covered till the mustard pops. ·      Add 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal and fry till they are brown. ·      Add two dry red chilies and the curry leaves and roast them.
Next add the finely chopped onions. Sauté the onions till they become translucent.
Add the chopped green chilly, ginger, curry leaves. Sauté for a minute.
	Add 1 tsp of lemon juice and 2 cups water to this mixture. Add salt as required.
On a medium to high flame, heat the water and let it come to a to a boil. Lower the flame to its lowest and slowly add the roasted rava. Make sure it doesn’t form clumps. Use a fork to stir as you pour the rava.
	Cover and allow the rava uppit to steam for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame.
Switch off the flame. Add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and stir well.
Serve uppit with coconut chutney or lime slices or lime pickle.
Enjoy the Rava Uppit!