Vegetable Rava Upma | Sooji upma | Rava Kichadi Recipe

Vegetable Rava Upma is a quick breakfast which makes a great tasting. Normally people give a weird reaction when we say I am going to prepare upma today. The basic upma is quiet difficult to have in the morning. But if you prepare upma with vegetables they will definitely fall in love with them. The flavors of vegetables will add a nice taste to this upma. You can make certain variations depending on your preference. 

Here is the recipe...

Ingredients:

Sooji / Semolina / Rava - 1 cup

Carrot - 1, large

Beans - 6

Big Onion - 1(medium)

Tomato - 1 small(optional)

Green chilli - 2

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Water - as needed

To Temper:

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Method:

Dry roasted suji(rava) and keep aside. Finely chop the onion and vegetables.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add urad dal, curry leaves and minced ginger.

Add in green chilli, onion and sauté until it becomes translucent. Then add the tomato.

When it becomes mushy, add the vegetables and stir for 3 mins.

Add in enough water and bring it to boil. When the vegetables are cooked well, add salt and turmeric.

Then, keep in simmer and gradually add the roasted sooji/rava stirring continuously. Make sure it does not form any lumps.

When it is done, remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot!

Note:

• You can also add peas, potato and capsicum to this Upma.
• If you are using roasted suji you can skip roasting.
  
  

PICTORIAL:

Take all your ingredients

Finely chop the vegetables and keep aside

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds

When mustard seeds begin to crackle, add urad dal

Add chopped ginger and green chilies

Add finely chopped onion

Add curry leaves

When onion becomes translucent, add carrot

Add in beans, saute for 2 mins

Add enough water to boil vegetables

Then add turmeric

and salt

Close the lid until the vegetables are cooked

Keep in simmer. Add the rava gradually stirring continuously. Make sure it does not form any lumps.

Its ready

Enjoy!