- Heat a pan or kadai first. Add 1 cup rava On a low flame, begin to roast the rava. Stir often while roasting the rava. The rava or sooji grains should become fragrant and start to look dry, separate and crisp. Don’t brown the rava. This roasting takes around 3 to 4 minutes. The time will vary depending on the thickness & quality of pan and flame intensity. Switch off the flame and then add the roasted rava in a plate and keep aside. In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee or oil. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds. when you hear the crackling sound of mustard seeds, it means they are getting cooked. when the mustard seeds are crackling, then reduce the flame to a low and add 1 tsp cumin seeds along with 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal. Stir and saute them on a low flame. Saute till both the urad dal and chana dal become golden. now add 1 or 2 dry red chilies and a pinch of asafoetida. Stir well.Add ⅓ cup of chopped onions. Stir and begin to saute the onions on a low to medium flame Saute the onions till they turn translucent. Then add 1 or 2 green chilies (chopped), ½ inch ginger (chopped) and 6 to 7 curry leaves (chopped). Saute for half a minute. Add ¾ cup chopped tomatoes. Add ¼ tsp turmeric powder and ¼ to ½ tsp red chilli powder. You can also add ¼ to ½ tsp vangi bath powder or bisi bele bath powder instead of red chilli powder. Mix very well and saute the tomatoes on a low to medium flame. Saute till the tomatoes soften. Next add 2.5 cups water to this mixture. Add salt as per taste and let the water boil. When the water comes to a rolling boil, lower the flame to its lowest. Then add the rava in 4 to 5 batches directly from the plate or with a spoon. As soon as you add the first batch, immediately stir and mix very well. Then add next batch of rava. Cook for 2-3 minutes and then switch off the flame. Here the rava is cooked and the tomato upma is ready.
Tomato upma
#myrecipe
By Chandana Guptha
Jan, 7th
586
Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
14
- 16
Ingredients
- Semolina
- Mustard
- Cumin
- Salt
- Water
- Oil
- Tomato
- Red chilli powder
- Urad dal
- Chana dal
- Hing
- Dried red chillies
- Onions
- Green chillies chopped
- Ginger
- Turmeric
