Rava Upma – I have always wondered why upma is cornered and disliked by many…..I love all upma varieties either bread upma, idli upma, aval upma, or wheat rava upma etc….I had/have no complaints eating upma anytime of the day but only thing that matters to me the most is the consistency…it should be not be gooey it should be fluffy. You can add vegetables to this rava upma like in rava kitchadi but I make it plain to enjoy the full flavour of rava 🙂 You can have any spicy chutney as side dish for upma.
Rava Upma Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
White Rava – 1 cup
Big Onion – 1 chopped finely
Water – 2.5 cups
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad Dal – 3/4 tsp
Curry leaves – a sprig
Green Chilli – 1 chopped roughly
Method:
- In a kadai – Dry roast rava for 3-5 mins till nice aroma rises, Do this in low medium flame…be careful dont let it brown,Set aside.Heat oil in a kadai – add the items listed under ‘to temper’, let it splutter.
- Then add onions and fry for 2mins then add water along with salt and let it boil. Once it starts to bubble and boil, add rava slowly in a sprinkled manner, stirring simultaneously.Keep stirring continuously to avoid lumps, just break it with the laddle if it forms.
- It will start to splutter at this stage, just a word of caution for first timers 🙂 Mix well it will look more like porridge consistency but the white color of rava should have changed by now which shows rava is cooked. Then close it with a lid and cook for 5mins or till it becomes fluffy.Switch off at this stage.
Serve it hot with sugar and curd as sidedish or any spicy chutney!
My Notes:
- Water level depends purely on the consistency you want the upma to be….We like ours a bit fluffy more like idli upma consistency so added 2.5 cups if you want a more gooey upma then add 3 cups of water.
- Cooking covered absorbs the extra moisture making it fluffy.
- You can add vegetables along with this to make it wholesome and healthy.
- I add tomatoes occasionally if you like just go ahead adding it.
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
July 11, 2013 at 2:42 pmSimple, quick and easy!!! delicious tiffin!!!
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Vaishnavi says
July 11, 2013 at 3:37 pmSimple and nice
Veena Theagarajan says
July 11, 2013 at 3:42 pmsimple and quick breakfast..
Nisha says
July 11, 2013 at 5:09 pmI always add vegetables like carrots, peas, etc to mine. And LOVE eating it with nimbu ka achaar! Certain things are a fixed combination for me: poha with curd and upma with lemon pickle 😀
Torviewtoronto says
July 11, 2013 at 6:15 pmi like having rava upma for snack and brunch wonderful pictures
Chitz says
July 11, 2013 at 6:43 pmI too like upma.. It's simple to make & can be enjoyed with a number of combos 🙂
Gayathri Ramanan says
July 11, 2013 at 8:31 pmsimple, delicious breakfast..love the texture…
Mahi says
July 11, 2013 at 11:23 pmUpma looks yum! I always love this, but the consistency in your pictures very rarely! 😉 Try adding a few drops of coconut oil in the end, it enhances the taste! 🙂
Wer SAHM says
July 12, 2013 at 2:02 amrava upma is comforting and fast to make tiffin variety …..nic clicks
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
July 12, 2013 at 4:16 amlooking delicious and nice snaps
Manjula Bharath says
July 12, 2013 at 5:55 amlooks super delicious and lovely pictorials and clicks dear 🙂
Saranya Balaji says
July 12, 2013 at 1:43 pmSimple and filling breakfast…
Srimathi Mani says
July 12, 2013 at 2:34 pmMy comfort food. Love it anytime.
ZeeKhana Khazana says
July 16, 2013 at 3:33 amI was a bit scared about how to cook it but thanks for make it so simple.. Really easy and quick to prepare. I like vegetables and south indian cooking dishes. I have compiled few Indian Recipes and this will definitely be a part of it.
aneesa F says
July 21, 2013 at 9:55 amHAI…
Try this atleast once and u ll love it.Use a pressure cooker and see the differance. Saute,add water.when bubbles begin a little faster add the (either oil/ghee roasted or plain roasted) sooji little by little and give a quick stir.now close the lid and see if the pressure is full by slightly rising the weight.when u hear the sound,app around 1 to 2 mins switch of the flame and let it rest in that state till all the pressure has released.open and just give a little mix and see it would be wonderful like pearls!!!!use generous oil for still softer upma.
Srikanth Mysore Govardhanasetty says
August 25, 2013 at 12:41 pmmadamji can u provide rice(chaval) rava upma recipe
thanx
Bharti says
August 30, 2013 at 3:50 pmNice simple receipe… thanks…
amol sanap says
September 17, 2013 at 10:15 amnice recipe, I like it…
Apani Rasoi says
October 9, 2013 at 8:13 amYummy!! looks delicious. Want to grab all the Recipes. I like Crepe Recipe also. Thanks for sharing
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ranjana says
October 25, 2013 at 1:12 pmHi, I am from Mumbai married in a family of Bihar. Way back in 1973 I introduced Upma in my family, plus poha vermicelli upma palak paneer poha. My all relatives from Bihar, U P , have enjoyed . My family loves sooji upma.
Vijayashree Venkateshwaran says
October 25, 2013 at 1:28 pmI add a little ghee at the end, and if I want to go all out, I add cashews while seasoning. Your picture is making me hungry 😉
Cath Brookes says
April 8, 2014 at 3:23 pmI enjoyed cooking during my free time. This is definitely the next one on my list to try.
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abinaya says
July 1, 2014 at 6:16 pmToday tried out sharmi we love a lot this ravaged upma
jabez says
August 29, 2014 at 5:05 pmVery Simple but Yummy… Taste at its best when served with Chutney….