Simple Kerala Style Rava Upma With Banana Apple Smoothie

If you have not made Kerala style Rava Upma before then check out this recipe.

Rava Upma

Ingredients

• Green Chillies (Chopped) – 3 or 4
• Ginger (minced finely) – A small piece (about 1 inch long)
• Dry Red Chillies – 4
• Onion (chopped into fine pieces) – 1 medium
• Curry Leaves – A sprig
• Rava/Wheat Semolina (Sooji) – 2 Cups
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt – As Required
• Water – 2 cups + A few tablespoons
• Coconut Flakes – 2 tbsp (Optional)

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Method

• Lightly fry the rava in a non stick pan until it turns light brown. Stir continuously while frying the rava so that it doesn’t get burnt.
• Add 2 tbsp oil in another pan and splutter mustard seeds.
• Add onions, green chillies, red chillies and curry leaves and saute till the onions become tender.
• Add ginger and saute for 2 more minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water and a little salt and allow it to boil.
• Add the fried rava into the boiling water stirring continuously, so that no lumps are formed.
• Sprinkle coconut flakes and mix everything well. (optional)
• Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 5 minutes approximately.
• If the upumavu is dry, sprinkle a few more tablespoons water and close the pan and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Rava Upma is now ready to be served. Complete it with Banana Apple Smoothie.

Notes

• The catch is to add equal amount of water and rava so that the Upumavu doesn’t become too watery or sticky. You can later add a few more table spoons of water if you find the upma dry.
• A nice upma will neither be sticky nor dry. The grains should be well cooked yet separate.