RAVA UPPUMA

This is the easiest breakfast/tiffin item. It can be eaten with pickle, sugar, banana, kadala curry or even sambar. Rava can be fried till crisp in advance or just before making uppuma. Nowadays fried rava is available in all supermarkets.

INGREDIENTS

1. Fried rava (semolina) - 1 cup
2. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup (optional)
3. Coconut oil - 1 table sp
4. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tea sp
5. Chana dal - 1 tea sp
6. Urad dal - 1 tea spoon
7. Cashewnuts/ peanuts - 10-12
8. Whole red chilly - 2
9. Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
10. Ginger chopped 1 1/2 tea spoon
11. Onion chopped - 2 table sp
12. Green chilly chopped - 1
13.  Salt
14. Hot water - 2 cups

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. To this add chana dal, urad dal, cashewnut/peanut and red chillis and fry.

2. Add onions and saute for 1 minute. Now add chopped ginger, greeen chilli and curry leaves. Saute till onion is light brown.

3. Add 2 cups of hot water , salt and coconut and stir well.

4. When the water starts boiling take the rava in a cup and pour into the water slowly with one hand ,stirring well with the other. Reduce heat to low and allow to cook covered for 4-5 minutes.