Rava (Semolina) Uppuma (Upma)
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Uma in Breakfast, Snacks
Rava (semolina) is made from a soft kind of wheat (Durham wheat), and is known in North India as Suji. Uppuma (Tamil) is a South Indian dish that is pronounced upma in North India. It can be made in different styles using either rice or semolina. The semolina variety, Rava uppuma, is more common and is a tasty snack usually consumed for breakfast in Tamilnadu. It goes well with coconut chutney or sambar.
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
Rava (Semolina) : 200ml or 1 cup
Water : 450ml or 2 ¼ cup
Onion : 1
Green Chillies : 2
Ginger : ½” piece
Curry leaves : a few sprigs
Mustard seeds : 1 teaspoon
Black gram (urad dhal): 1 teaspoon
Salt : ½ teaspoon
Method: Roast rava (without oil) in a pan stirring it till you release the flavor and the rava is fried to a light brown color.
Chop onion, green chillies and ginger.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add the mustard seeds and urad dhal. When the seeds start to crackle add the chopped onions, green chillies and ginger and sauté for a couple of minutes. Finally add the curry leaves, pour water into the vessel and add salt. Bring to boil on medium heat. When the water starts to boil, reduce heat and carefully add the fried rava. You will have to stir constantly to make sure that there are no lumps in the rava.
Tips: Fried cashews and ghee (clarified butter) can be added to the uppuma to add flavor and taste. Vegetables like French beans and carrots can also be added if desired (add along with the onions ).
Related posts:
ponnu
Feb 21st, 2011
i cant normally cook but your recipes are making me curious. I am going to give my cooking another try.
Thank you uma
Uma
Feb 21st, 2011
Try new dishes and come out with great recipes….
Uma
saritha
Mar 28th, 2011
we are in kansas city USA.we need that same ravi.here we did not get brown corse ravai..we getoinly cracked wheat from noth india..try to export
Ganesh Thevar
Apr 29th, 2011
Dear Mam,
one request i can publish your Recopies on my Blog
http://tamildishes.blogspot.com/
Please Revert Back to Me
Thanks & Regards,
Ganesh Thevar
Mumbai
Hulda
Aug 15th, 2011
Madam,
All your recipes are typically like my Mom’s recipe especially the biryani. Thank you uploading such simple and authentic Tamil recipes. I am a Tamil Vellar Christian settled in Sydney. Whatever said and done, I love our tamil food better than any other cusine. I always browse for Thirunelveli or tamil recipes. Now I have added your websites to my favourites. Keep up the good work.
Regards,
Hulda
Uma
Aug 15th, 2011
Hi, Your words motivate me to come out with more recipes.
thank you.
Uma
kalaivani
May 26th, 2012
my uppuma contains sugar and fry in olive oil which make the texture soft and nice early morning l don t like very hot sour thats why i add sugar most propably this is what i do for uppuma recipe