Upma Easy
Straightforward Kerala cooking — good ingredients treated well, spiced with confidence, and served without pretence. The kind of food that tastes like someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 2 cup Semolina Rava
- 2 nos Onion medium
- 3 - Green Chillies
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- 1 tsp Salt
- Curry leaves A, a few
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 tsp Ghee
- Coriander leaves A little
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the rava till it becomes light brown and set aside.
Step 2
Heat the ghee and fry the mustard seeds.
Step 3
Add curry leaves, chopped onions, slit chillies, crushed ginger and coriander leaves to it and fry for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Add 2 and a half cups of water and the required salt and leave it to boil.
Step 5
Add rava to the boiling water little by little, stirring the water properly.
Step 6
Cook until it is soft and thick.
Step 7
Upma is ready.
Step 8
Serve upma hot with coconut chutney.
Tip
Grinding spices fresh makes a noticeable difference. Pre-ground powders lose their punch within weeks. Buy whole, toast lightly, and grind as you need.
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