Vegetables when added to Upma not only makes it look colorful but also healthy. I have shared a regular & simple version of Upma recipe. Vegetable upma also uses the same recipe and ratios with only few additions in the ingredients.
Upma making is so easy if you take care of few things.. rava should be roasted, ratio of water to rava , right amount of oil and the consistency to which it need to be cooked. You will get perfect upma every time.
- Rava - 1 Cup (roasted)
- Beans - 7 Nos. - finely chopped
- Carrot - 1 small - finely chopped
- Onion - 1 no. - finely chopped
- Tomato - 1 no. - finely chopped
- Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
- Ginger - 1" piece - finely chopped
- Green chillies - 2 nos. - finely chopped
- Oil - 3 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Channa dal - 1/2 tp
- Water - 2.5 cups
- Salt to taste
- Heat a wok, Add the oil. when it is hot, add mustard seeds. When they start crackling, add channa dal and fry till it turns golden in color.
- Add Chopped Onions, curry leaves, green chillies and fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add the vegetables, Tomato and fry for a minute.
- Add water and salt, bring to boil
- When vegetables are partially cooked, start adding rava slowly while stirring it to avoid lumps.
- once they all mixed well and solidified, cover it with a lid and leave in low flame for two minutes.
- Turn off the gas.
- Delicious healthy Rava Upma is ready!