Rava Upma/ Rava Uppit ( Maharashtrian Style )

Rava Upma

Upma/Uppit is a popular breakfast across India. Today, I am blogging what I call the Maharashtrian style upma/uppit.  You can also check my other post on Andhra style upma.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup rava/suji/semolina
• 1 big onion finely chopped
• 1 tea spoon finely chopped ginger
• 3 slit green chillies
• 6-8 curry leaves
• 1/2 tea spoon mustard
• 1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 tea spoon urad dal
• 1/2 tea spoon hing
• salt to taste
• 1 1/2 tea spoon sugar
• 2 table spoon oil
• 2 table spoon fresh grated coconut
• 1 table spoon finely chopped coriander leaves
• 3 cups water

Method:

Heat a kadai and dry roast rava for five to eight minutes stirring continuously, till a nice aroma comes out. Don't let the rava turn brown. Remove from heat and keep aside.

Now, heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds when they splutter, add cumin seeds, urad dal, ginger, curry leaves, green chillies and hing. Fry for a minute and add chopped onion, fry till its turns transparent.

Add 3 cups water, salt and sugar.

Once the water starts boiling, add the roasted rava/semolina slowly little by little, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.

Cover and cook till the upma becomes thick. Then add grated coconut and coriander leaves. Mix well.

Now cover and let it heat through for a minute or two. Turn off the heat.

Serve hot garnished with fresh grated coconut and coriander leaves.