Rava Upma (Semolina Upma) - Simple Indian breakfast

Time has just been flying... I have been very busy since the beginning of the month.  Children have started with their vacation... We had a wedding in the family yesterday, and we were busy shopping for the 4 day function till last week:).  My husband's cousin sister's daughter Sonam tied the sacred knot  with Vikas... It was a great event where the traditional Kerala wedding was organized in the morning at Krishna Temple followed by delicious Sadhya on the banana leaf. 

The boy is from Delhi and in the evening they had the Pheras (this was the first time, we got to attend a North Indian wedding)... Thanks to Sonam!  We got to meet relatives during this event.  Most of them  had come down from Kerala  / Nagpur... We had a good family time together and a  stress free day as we all were so engrossed in getting ready for the function, eating and enjoying!

Since we were busy shopping last 2 weeks, we had no option but eat out. We have been eating out at Hotel's and experimenting on new dishes... After having so much of rich food... it always feel good to eat something simple.  Today, I am sharing the recipe of Rava Upma (Suji Upma) which is  nutritious, tasty, very easy and a popular breakfast dish in India. It is made by mixing and cooking roasted rava (suji, semolina), seasoning and sauted vegetables in water.

I have experimented with this dish several times, and the secret to making this dish is roasting the Semolina well and adding hot water for cooking the  dish :)

This is very good option during busy week days and also good for kids... So you are a beginner or a bachelor... you can follow this simple south Indian breakfast recipe and discover how easy it is to make at home :)

Ingredients :

Rava (Semolina) - 1 cup

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds and Asafetodia (hing) for tempering

Urad Dal - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves

Green chillies slit - 4 - 5

Ginger grated - 1 tsp

Roasted and shelled Groundnut - 1/4th cup

Finely cut onion - 1/4th cup

Fresh green peas - 1/4th cup

Tomatoes finely cut - 1/4th cup

Cashew nuts - 5-10

Raisins - 5 -10

Salt & Sugar to taste

Hot water - 3 cups

Fine Sev

Coriander

Grated coconut

Method :

Add ghee in the Kadai and roast the Rava on low flame till it is light golden brown.  Keep this aside.  Heat oil in a Kadai and add mustard seeds and Asafetodia.  Now add Urad Dal, and saute till the colour changes to golden red.  Add Green chillies, grated ginger and onions and saute well till the onion changes it's colour.  Now add the peas and saute for some time. Low the flame and add, roasted rava, Cashew nuts, raisins, groundnut, tomatoes, salt and sugar.  Quickly add 3 cups of hot water and stir this mixture till it becomes thick.  Serve hot and garnish with Green Coriander, grated coconut and fine sev and lemon slice... Enjoy!