Rava Upma

Name: Rava Upma
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g semolina (rava); 1 onion, diced; 2 green chillies, sliced; 1 tsp ginger, minced; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 10 curry leaves; 50g cashews; 1 carrot, diced; 50g peas; 500ml water; 3 tbsp ghee

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

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

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

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

Add peas and water. Bring to boil.

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

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

Sodium

215mg

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