Upma Recipe | South Indians Recipe Mostly Cook for Breakfast

Upma is spicy south Indians recipe made by Samoline called rava. Upma is light breakfast and it is minute maid and easy to make recipe. In the season of winter you need some health and hot breakfast so try this upma with coconut chutney and lemon pickle.

Ingredients for Upma Recipe

Semolina (Rava) (roasted): 1 cup

Water: 2 Cup

Onion (chopped):1

Green chili (chopped):1

Chana dal: 1 Tablespoon

Sugar: 2 Teaspoon

Ghee: 2 Teaspoon

Ginger (chopped): 1 Teaspoon

Mustard seeds: 1 Teaspoon

Urad dal: ½ Tablespoon

Cumin seeds: ½ Teaspoon

Curry leaves: 1 spring

Cashew nuts: 8

Salt as per taste

Method How to Cook Upma

Step 1: Take a pan adds little Ghee and roast Semolina, and then keep them a side. 

Step 2: Now take a pan, add little Ghee, add mustard seeds, after mustard seed are crackled, add cumin, chana dal and urad dal.

Step 3: After mixture get brownish add cashews after it get brown add onions and mix it well.

Step 4: After onion get brown add chili, ginger, curry leaves and mix it well, add water and keep it boiled 

for 2-3 minutes.

Step 5: Now add salt, sugar and roasted semolina cook for 3-4 minutes. When water is absorb your upma is ready.

Step 6: Garnish upma with coriander/cilantro leaves and serve it with or coconut chutney or lime pickle.

Additional Tips:

Keep on stirring while you add the semolina.

The semolina should be added not once but in 3-4 batches with a spoon.

If the mixture looks dry, then add some more water.