Rava Upma recipe
Prep Time
10min
Cook Time
20min
Total Time
30min

A traditional South Indian breakfast dish made from semolina (rava/sooji) cooked with spices and vegetables.

Ingredients

4 Servings
(1 serving = 1 bowl)
  • 1cup
    rava (sooji)
  • 2cups
    water
  • 1tbsp
    coconut oil
  • 1tsp
    mustard seeds
  • 1piece
    small onion, sliced
  • 2piece
    green chilies, sliced
  • 1sprig
    curry leaves
  • 1piece
    small ginger, sliced
  • 1tsp
    salt (to taste)

How to make Rava Upma

  1. Take one cup of rava (sooji) and place it in another plate. Take 2 cups of water in the same cup used to measure the rava (sooji).

  2. Put a pan on the stove and add coconut oil. When the oil heats up, add mustard seeds.

  3. Add sliced onion, green chilies, curry leaves, and sliced ginger to the oil. Sauté until the onion is translucent.

  4. Add the water taken before and heat it up.

  5. Add salt to the water and check the taste.

  6. When the water boils, add the rava (sooji) to the pan and stir continuously. Let the rava cook well in the water.

  7. Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.

  8. After 5 minutes, check the consistency of the rava.

  9. When the rava is cooked well, turn off the flame and leave the pan closed for 10 minutes.

Tips & Tricks

  1. You can have rava upma with some sugar or some curry like chicken or vegetable stew.

  2. Add a little sugar in boiling water, it will tastes good