Rava Upma

Trust me when I say that I am not a big fan of Upmas. But these days I make it often as my husband likes it very much. Watching him enjoying his upma has made me start a liking for it too. He sprinkles sugar on top and sometimes add a banana too and the ultimate result would be a yummy dish.

Ingredients

Rava  - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Green chilli -1
Ginger - 1 inch piece finely chopped
Water - 2 cups
Ghee - 3/4 tsp (optional - added for flavor)
Salt needed

   For the seasoning
Oil - 3 tsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Urad dal - 3/4 tsp
Red chillies -1
Curry leaves - few

Method

Dry roast rava until it is hot to touch. If you have got ready made roasted rava, you can skip this step.

Chop onions, ginger and green chillies finely.
Heat 3 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves.
When dal turns golden brown, add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger.
Saute until onions turn transparent.
Then add 2 cups of water, ghee and salt needed. Taste the water and check for salt.(if it is a bit salty, then it will become perfect after adding rava).
When the water starts boiling, reduce the flame to low, add rava gradually with one hand and keep stirring with your other hand.
Once the rava absorbs all the water, cover and cook on low flame for 6-7 minutes. Do not forget to stir in between.

Delicious rava upma is ready to be served.