Vegetable Rava Upma - Basic Version

This is a common breakfast in most of the house holds throughout India.Here is the simple recipe for the same

Ingredients
Part 1 - Roasting

• Bombay rava / sooji - 2 cups

Part 2 - Seasoning and Saute

• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Channa dhal - 1/2 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - 2
• Green chilly - 4 (slited)
• Onion - 1 (thinly sliced)

Part 3 - Vegetables

• Potato - 1 (chop into cubes)
• Carrot - 1 medium sized (chop into cubes)
• Peas - 1/4 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Salt - 2 teaspoons
• Coriander leaves - little

Method
Step 1

• Dry roast rava in a thick bottomed kadai till the raw smell goes and keep it aside

Step 2 - Seasoning and saute

• In the same kadai heat oil and splutter mustard seeds.Fry channa dhal , chillies and curry leaves

• Add thinly sliced onions and saute till it turns golden brown

Step 3 - Cooking vegetables

• Now saute the vegetables

• Pour water , put salt and coriander leaves.Allow the vegetables to get cooked 3/4th

Step 4 - Upma

• Once the vegetables are 3/4th cooked slowly add the raosted rava by simultaneously stiring it

• Just stir and close the lid.Open the lid every 3 minutes and churn the whole mass

• It will get cooked within 10 minutes
• To test whether it is fully done or not dip your finger with water and touch the upma.It should not stick to your fingers
• Once done take it out and serve with tomato ketchup, sugar, sambar / Coconut Chutney