upma

1 cup fine rava - sooji or cream of wheat

1 medium sized onion -chopped finely

1 green chilli - chopped

1 teaspoon chana dal

1 teaspoon urad dal

½ inch ginger grated

2.5 cups water

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

½ teaspoon cumin seeds

Few curry leaves

10 cashews(optional)

1 to 2 teaspoons sugar or add as required,

2 tablespoons chopped

coriander leaves

2 tablespoons oil or ghee

salt

Turmeric powder

First chop 1 medium sized onion, 1 to 2 green chillies and 1/2 inch ginger and some coriander leaves, also take the curry leaves, 10 cashews, 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal.

heat a pan or kadai first. add 1 cup rava or cream of wheat.begin to roast the rava. stir often while roasting the rava. The rava or sooji grains should become fragrant and start to look dry, separate and crisp. don't brown the rava.once done remove n keep aside.In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee or oil.add 1 tsp mustard seeds.now add the 1/2 tsp cumin seeds along with 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal.fry till they begin to little brown,add cashews and saute, now add the finely chopped onions. saute the onions till they become translucent, then add the chopped green chilly, ginger, curry leaves. saute for a minute, add rava and mix well. Now add boiled water n keep stirring, the rava grains absorb water and thus swell and get cooked.cover and allow the rava upma to steam for 2 minutes on the low flame.then switch off the flame. add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Upma