Wheat Ravva Tomato Upma Recipe

Prep & Cooking Time: 25 mts Serves : 3-4 persons Cuisine: South Indian Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups wheat rava 1 finely slice...

Prep & Cooking Time: 25 mts
Serves : 3-4 persons
Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups wheat rava
• 1 finely sliced large onion
• 1 large tomato, finely chopped
• 3-4 slit green chillis
• 1 inch ginger finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ghee or oil
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 3 3/4 to 4 cups water
• salt to taste
• For seasoning:
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp bengal gram
• 1 tbsp black gram dal
• 12-15 curry leaves

Directions

1. Heat oil or ghee in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add bengal gram, black gram, curry leaves and saute them till the dals turn red and a nice aroma emanates the kitchen.
2. Add the sliced onions, green chillis and ginger and saute for 2 mts.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute on medium heat for 4 mts. Add salt and water and bring to a boil before adding the wheat ravva.
4. Now, reduce heat and slowly add the wheat ravva to the water and mix it continuously so that lumps dont form and it combines well with the water.
5. Cover with lid and let it simmer for 12 mts. Turn off heat. Combine well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
6. Serve hot. You can also serve with chutney, sugar or pickle of your choice.

Variations:

You can use mixed vegetables of your choice like beans, potatoes, carrots, peas
Top off with grated coconut
Toasted cashewnuts or roasted peanuts
Drizzle some lemon juice after turning off heat

Note:

Oil can replace the ghee. Wheat rawa requires more water to cook than semolina/sooji and the ratio is 1:2 1/2, i.e 1 cup wheat rawa requires 2 1/2 cups of water to cook. For a more gooey upma, add another half a cup of water.