Rava Upma (With Veggies)

Rava Upma is called a lazy dish by me since I make this whenever I do not have the mood to cook anything. Its quick , ‘fatafat’ tiffin and adding chopped vegetables makes it healthy and flavourful. Here I have tried to adapt the taste according to my son’s taste buds but you can also adapt as per your wish. Now here is the recipe of yummy Rava upma.

Cooking time : 20 min

Preparation time : 10 min

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

Rava(Cream of wheat)	1 cup
Chopped vegetables (carrot, potato, beans)	1 cup
Potato	1 very small
Green peas	1 handful
Ginger	½ tsp
Green chillies	2
Red Chilly	1
Salt	As needed
Ghee	1 tbsp + 1tsp
Water	3 cups
Hing	1/8 tsp
Coriander leaves/fried cashews	For garnishing/1 tbsp
Curry leaves	few
Oil/ghee	1 tsp
Urad dal	1 tsp
Channa dal	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp

Method:

•  Wash and chop all the vegetables, green chillies and ginger and keep aside. Keep the potatoes immersed in water to avoid discoloration.

• Heat a pan, add 1tsp ghee and roast the rava in low to meadium flame until nice aroma arises. Do not burn the rava.Keep aside.
• If You are going to use cashews, Fry them and keep aside.

• Heat the same pan and add a tbsp ghee and mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add channa dal, urad dal, green chillies, red chilly, hing and ginger piece. Fry until dal turns golden brown.

• Now add all the vegetables and little salt and give a good stir. Add 3 cups water and close the pan. Add the salt and let the vegetables get cooked completely.

• Add curry leaves and mix well.
• Once the vegetables are cooked, simmer the flame and add rava slowly while mixing with the other hand to avoid lumps. Mix until it becomes a solid mass. Add finally 1 more tbsp of ghee and give a good mix.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chutney/ Sugar.

Notes:

• You can add a small tomato in this to increase the flavor. If adding, add after tempering dal and chillies and fry until mushy before adding other vegetables.
• Do not over cook the vegetables so that they get mashed.
• Also do not change the colour of the rava while frying as the upma will not come out white in color.