Rava Uppit (Upma) Recipe |
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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
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Instructions | |
Chop onion finely.
Slit green chilly lengthwise. Chop 1/2-inch ginger. Wash and chop coriander leaves. |
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Heat a pan and dry roast rava until it turns slightly brown and becomes fragrant. Don’t over roast it. Transfer to a plate.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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Cover and allow the rava uppit to steam for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame.
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Switch off the flame. Add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and stir well.
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Serve uppit with coconut chutney or lime slices or lime pickle. | |
Enjoy the Rava Uppit! |
Nice to see you cooking and eating it too, Ankush. I’ll taste your dishes when we meet.
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Wow Chef Ankush 🙂 Upit looks delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🙂
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Manu Maama likes it salty Ankush. Don’t forget to sprinkle more when we meet for your Uppittu 😉
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Wow, this is impressive Chef Ankush and it looks so yummy. Great job!! Make sure you show Mrs. Leibowitz 🙂
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Chef Ankush your recipes look delicious ! I can’t wait until we cook another meal in class, and you can show your friends what a great cook you are.
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