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upma recipe | rava upma recipe | sooji upma

Asiya
A quick and easy rava upma recipe made using sooji and is commonly eaten as a tiffin in south india.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 2
Calories 290 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sooji/semolina
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon chana dal/bengal gram
  • ½ teaspoon urad dal/split black gram
  • 2 finely chopped green chillies
  • 2 small onions finely chopped
  • 6-7 curry leaves
  • 3 cups water
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

Dry roast sooji:

  • Firstly, take a wok, heat it, add semolina/sooji and dry roast it for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
  • Rest it aside.

Making of upma:

  • Take a wok, add oil and heat it.
  • Into it, add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal.
  • Into it add chopped green chillies and cook for few seconds.
  • Add finely chopped onions and saute for few seconds.
  • Add curry leaves and saute well.
  • Add water into the tempering.
  • Add salt as per taste.
  • Bring the water to a boil.
  • Gradually keep stirring and slowly add the roasted sooji into the boiling water by stirring(do not add the sooji at once).
  • Keep stirring until all the water is absorbed.
  • Cook for a minute or two.
  • Mix up the rava upma well.
  • Cook again for a minute or two.
  • Rava upma is ready.
  • Serve hot with pickles or chutney.

Notes

1.Never add the roasted sooji at once. Add as shown in the video.
2.In upma, a small piece of ginger/grated ginger can be added into the boiling water for more enhanced flavor.
3.Additional spices like turmeric powder too can be added into the tempering to get yellow color upma.
4.Always dry roast sooji as it avoids formation of lumps when added into the boiling water.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
upma recipe | rava upma recipe | sooji upma
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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