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Rava Upma

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Rava Upma

Savoury semolina porridge tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and vegetables. Dry-roasting the semolina until fragrant before it ever meets liquid stops upma turning gluey and gives it a light, separate-grain texture.

Total time
25 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Indian
vegetarian

Ingredients

200gsemolina (rava)
1onion, diced
2green chillies, sliced
1 tspginger, minced
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
10curry leaves
50gcashews
1carrot, diced
50gpeas
500mlwater
3 tbspghee

Instructions

1

Dry-roast semolina until fragrant and lightly golden. Set aside.

2

Heat ghee, add mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves and cashews until sputtering.

3

Add onion, ginger, chilli and carrot. Cook 5 minutes.

4

Add peas and water. Bring to boil.

5

Slowly add semolina, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook 3–4 minutes.

6

Serve with coconut chutney.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
255
Protein
5.2g
Fat
20.1g
Carbs
14.5g
Fiber
3g
Sodium
215mg

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