Wheat Rava Upma (Gothumai Upma)

Ingredients

• Wheat rava - 1 cup (235 ml)
• Onion - 1 big size (chopped lengthwise)
• Green chilles - 5 (slitted)
• Red chillies - 2 (halved)
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Tomato - 1 medium size (Chopped)
• Oil - 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
• Channa Dal - 1 tsp
• Ginger - 2 tsp(chopped)
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Heat oil in the pan and let the mustard seeds splutter on high-medium flame.
• Then add the urad dal, channa dal, chillies, curry leaves, ginger and onions.
• Saute till the onions turn transparent. Add salt.
• Add the tomatoes & fry for 1 minute.
• Reduce the flame to low-medium.
• Then add the rava & mix well.
• Add 2 1/2 cups of hot water.
• When the water begins to boil, add hing to it.
• Mix well & cover it for 10 minutes.
• Open the lid & mix the upma by adding the chopped coriander leaves and again cover the upma for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes mix the upma & serve hot.

Tips for the recipe - Do not make the tomatoes very mashy. A spoon of ghee can also be added while serving.