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Rave Uppittu / Rava Upma / Sajjige

Saturday, November 17, 2018
Upma in North-India, Uppittu in Karnataka and Sajjige in South canara area .... are some of the common names. This is the basic Upma made out of Semolina and it is a wholesome healthy breakfast.

Other Upma Variety: Rava upma, Sago upma, Bread upma, Avalakki upma, Shavige upma, Millet (Siridhania) upma, Wheat/Godi kadi upma, Oats upma, Quinoa upma, Buckwheat upma, Amarnath seeds upma the list goes on.

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup - medium rava / sooji / semolina 
  • 2 cups - water 
  • 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder 
  • 1 - Tomato (optional)
  • 4-5 tsp - cooking oil 
  • Salt - as per  taste 
  • Seasoning:
    • 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds 
    • 1 tsp - urad dal 
    • 1 tsp - bengal gram dal / chana dal 
    • 1 big - onion (optional) 
    • 1-2 - green chillies 
    • 5-6 - curry leaves
  • For garnish:
    • 2 tbsp - chopped coriander leaves 
    • 1/2 cup - fresh grated coconut 
    • 1 tsp - lemon juice (optional) 
Method:
  1. Preparation: 
    1. Soak urad dal and chana dal and keep aside.
    2. Chop onion, tomatoes and coriander leaves, 
    3. Slit green chillies 
    4. Grate fresh coconut 
    5. Take water and salt in a vessel and bring it to boil under low flame. 
  2. Put kadai (thick bottom pan) on stove and keep the flame at medium low. 
  3. Seasoning:
    1. Heat oil in the kadai.  Put mustard seeds to the hot oil, once mustard seeds splutters, drain both urad dal and chana dal 
    2. Add in slit green chillies, curry leaves, chopped and onion. 
    3. Fry until the onions are soft under medium flame.
  4. Add 2 cups of rava and continue frying for about 5 more minutes.
  5. Stir in cut tomatoes and turmeric powder.
  6. Pour the boiling water to the kadai, little by little, make sure there is no lumps forming. Mix well till it absorbs all the water. Add salt to taste.
  7. Mix in little more water, close the lid and allow it to cook for 3 to 4 minutes under low flame. 
  8. Garnish with grated coconut, lemon juice ( lemon is optional, not required if you use tomatoes) and chopped coriander leaves and mix well. 
  9. Turn off the stove, cover the lid and let it sit for a minute  
  10. Serve hot with curds / pickle / savory mixture. 

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~ Rave Uppittu / Rava Upma / Sajjige ~
Posted by Swetha @ 11/17/2018 07:45:00 PM ::
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