Plain Upma

Ingredients

• 2 cups coarse rava (cream of wheat, semolina, sooji)
• 5-6 green chillies, finely chopped
• Ginger, a small piece, chopped
• 4-6 cashew nuts, broken into small pieces
  
• 7-8 curry leaves
• 4 cups water

For Seasoning

• 7-8 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram) or urad dal (black gram)
• 1/2 tsp mustard

Preparation

1. Roast the rava for a couple of minutes. This prevents the upma from becoming sticky. You can skip this step, if you like.
   
   
2. Heat oil in a wide, shallow pan, and add mustard seeds. When the seeds start to splutter, add the green chillies, ginger, and curry leaves.
   
   
3. Add the cashews and fry untli golden brown.
   
   
4. Add the water, and cover.
   
   
5. When the water comes to a boil, add the rava slowly, stirring while doing so to prevent lumps from forming.
   
   
6. Cover and cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes.
   
   
7. Serve the plain upma hot, either plain with some ghee (clarified butter) or with chutney powder or mango pickle, chilli pickle or lime pickle.

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