Ingredients

  • 1 cup upma rava,
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3/4 teaspoon uard daal
  • 3/4 teaspoon channa daal
  • 1-2 dry red chillies
  • 1 small onion finely cut
  • 1 small potato finely cut
  • 1 inch piece ginger finely cut
  • 6-7 curry leaves
  • 2 green chillies finely cut
  • Coriander for garnish.
  • Leamon juice for garnish
  • Salt accordning to taste
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 or 3 tbsp of Oil
  • OPTIONAL - You can also add grated coconut, fried cashewnuts and some fried rasins for garnish.

Method

  • Take a thick bottomed pan put it on high heat after it gets hot put it on medium heat and add the rava to roast till a nice roasty smells comes from it.
  • This takes about 10 minutes.
  • Keep stirring the rava or else it burns.
  • Take the pan off heat and put the rava in a plate.
  • In another pan boil the water and have it ready.
  • Add 2 or 3 tbsp of oil in the first pan.
  • After the oil heats up add mustard seeds, after they have sputtlered add dried red chillies.
  • ( you can add them whole or break the chillies into two )Put the pan on medium heat.
  • Add the uard daal and the channa daal.
  • Fry till light brown.
  • Add the ginger, green chillies and potatoes and fry them for a while till the potatoes are soft.
  • Add onions, fry till soft.
  • Add curry leaves.
  • Add the rava and fry for 5 minutes.
  • Add some salt according to taste.
  • Now add the boiling water to the rava and mix.
  • Put it on low heat immediately and cover it and let it cook for a while.
  • Garnish with coriander and serve with slice of lemon on the side.