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Basic Rava Upma Recipe – Sooji Upma Recipe

April 4, 2011 By Aarthi 14 Comments

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Hope you all had a good weekend.Summer has arrived many of you have asked me to post some summer recipes like salads and juices,so i thought of showing you some of those dishes that cools you this summer.From tomorrow onwards along with my usual post i will post a salad or juice recipe..so keep checking out.Coming back to todays recipe,ie,UPMA…most of us just hate upma,it is one of the underestimated food.But upma is the most versatile and easiest dish in the world.But some times it gets too dry.So I use a little bit of curd in my upma…So that it keeps everthing so moist and each bite just melts in your mouth.This recipe is a basic method of cooking upma.but there is a another version where you will add lots of vegetables and some other stuff,i will make that and post later.I served this dish with Spicy coconut chutney(will put recipe soon).

Basic Rava Upma Recipe - Sooji Upma Recipe

Delicious and healthy rava upma which taste so yummy.Perfect to make on any busy morning.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 servings
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Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • Rava / Sooji -1 cup
  • Onion-1 chopped finely
  • Green chilli-2 chopped
  • Curry leaves-5
  • Asafoetida kayam- 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard seeds kaduku-1 tsp
  • Urad dal ulunda parupu-1 tsp
  • Ghee-2 tblspn
  • Ginger - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves or spring onion for garnishing
  • Water - 2 cups

Instructions

  • In a kadai add ghee and crackle some mustard seeds,Urad dal,Asafoetida for 1min.
  • Add in onions,green chilli,curry leaves and cook for 1min.
  • Add in the boiled water, and mix well,let it come to a good boil.Season with some salt.
  • Slowly add in the rawa and mix well.Cover it and Simmer it for 15 min.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve it with Spicy coconut chutney.
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 Pictorial:
1)Prepare your veggies.
2)Heat ghee or oil in a pan.
3)Add mustard and urad dal 
4)Add curry leaves
5)Add in asafoetida
6)Let them sizzle.
7)Add in onions, green chillies and ginger.
8)Fry them for a min
9)Add in water
10)Add salt to taste
11)Bring it to a boil.
12)Add sooji
13)Mix well
14)Cover and simmer for 10 mins.
15)Now it is done
16)Add coriander leaves
17)Done
18)Serve

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. hemakrish

    April 5, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Nice step by step method n pictures.Even a kid can prepare seeing this. Though upma is a simple dish, needs to be done the right way.I like the colour of the dish.And first time seeing curd being used.Good tip.Wl try soon. Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous

    February 14, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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  3. Kavi Tinku

    February 21, 2015 at 4:07 pm

    hI Aarthi, Thank you for all your recipes.
    Just a small clarification, no need to fry the rawa for preparing upma? i see you add in straight without frying….kindly advice….

    Reply
  4. Reem Sunil

    May 8, 2015 at 10:27 am

    Ur second sentence says to add rava to ghee for roasting.

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  5. Aarthi

    May 8, 2015 at 3:34 pm

    @Kavi Tinkui didn't took pic of it. but roast rava in ghee a little. u can use unroasted rava as well

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  6. Aarthi

    May 11, 2015 at 10:15 am

    @Reem Sunilyes u have use roast them

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  7. Anonymous

    July 21, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    Why do u add curd?? What purpose?

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  8. Aarthi

    July 22, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    @Anonymouscurd gives a soft and melt it mouth texture. Even it cools the upma wont get dry.

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  9. Anonymous

    September 23, 2015 at 7:57 am

    Hi aarthi i am u r big big biggggggggggg fan, GOd bless u

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  10. Anonymous

    December 7, 2015 at 12:10 am

    Hi Arthi, can you please post javarasi upma receipe. Thanks in advance 🙂

    Reply
  11. neha khare

    January 13, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Lovely recipe!

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  12. naziya careem

    November 13, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Thank you my husband loved it 😊

    Reply
  13. Ammu

    May 20, 2018 at 9:07 am

    Hi Arthi,
    Kindly clarify at which step we need to add curd.

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 23, 2018 at 3:39 am

      add it along with water

      Reply

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