Sweet & Savoury Upma

by Rita Vaz
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My husband loves making breakfast! He’s the master of Omelettes and Egg Bhurjis (scrambled eggs) in our house. This upma recipe is one of his breakfast specials as well.

Sweet & Savoury Upma

Serves: 5 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Rava/Sooji/Semolina
  • 1/4 tsp mustard
  • 1/4 tsp Jeera
  • 1/2 cup carrot chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup onion chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  • 2 green chillies slitted
  • 1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
  • 10 Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp lime juice
  • 4 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4-5 tbsp sugar (Add according to taste)
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions

  1. On low heat, dry roast Rava for 5 mins & set aside.
  2. Heat a pan & add 2 tbsp ghee. Once ghee has melted, add mustard, jeera, ginger, curry leaves & asafoetida.
  3. When mustard starts to splutter, add carrots, onions, green chillies, salt to taste & fry for 5 mins on medium flame.
  4. Add water, milk, sugar, coriander leaves & bring to a boil. Add the Rava very slowly to the boiling water in little quantities & stir continuously.
  5. Add the lime juice & on medium flame keep stirring until the water has evaporated & the rava is cooked.
  6. Fluff the lumps & serve.
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