Recipe Name: Vegetable Rava Upma (Semolina Upma)

Recipe Name: Vegetable Rava Upma (Semolina Upma)

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups rava (Semolina)
• 2 onions (finely chopped)
• 2 cups mixed vegetables like cabbage, french beans, green peas, capsicum, carrot (finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes (chopped)
• 3-4 green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp curry leaves
• 2 tbsp oil for frying
• Salt to taste
• 4 cups water

How to cook?

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
3. Add curry leaves and green chillies.
4. Add onions and fry till it turns pink and soft.
5. Add the mixed vegetables and allow them to cook.
6. Add tomatoes and stir it till it becomes soft.
7. Add water and salt and bring to a boil. (Keep the stove at high flame)
8. When the water starts boiling, add rava evenly (while stirring continuously, so that lumps don't form). Please note that you have to do this quickly as the rava starts absorbing the water.
9. Mix well. Reduce the stove to low flame.
10. Allow the rava to cook well for about 2-3 min till it has absorbed all the water.
11. Switch off the stove.
12. Serve hot with coconut chutney or coriander chutney.