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Wheat Rava Upma Recipe

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About

It is a simple and nutritious morning breakfast recipe prepared with broken wheat semolina also known as Godhuma Rava. The Godhuma Rava Upma recipe is a popular South Indian breakfast meal that is typically prepared as an alternative to the Bombay rava upma. In South India, it is often served with poha as a combo breakfast meal with a cup of tea or coffee. It is also a popular choice due to the simple steps it has to make this tasty upma. There are many variations to the Wheat rava Upma or Godhuma Rava Upma that mainly vary with the type of vegetables used in it. Typically it is prepared with basic veggies like carrots, beans, and onions. However, it can experiment with other exotic veggies like corn, broccoli, and capsicum.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tsp ghee
  • 1 cup bensi rava / wheat rava
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp chana dal
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • few curry leaves
  • 10 cashew
  • 1 inch ginger (grated)
  • 4 chilli (slit)
  • pinch hing
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 1 carrot (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp peas
  • ½ capsicum (chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • ½ lemon juice

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Instructions

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 1 tsp ghee and roast 1 cup bensi rava.
  2. Roast on low flame until the rava turns aromatic. Keep aside.
  3. In a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, 1 tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
  4. Splutter the tempering.
  5. Now add 10 cashew, 1 inch ginger, 4 chilli, pinch hing and roast until the cahsew turns golden brown.
  6. Further, add 1 onion and saute until onion softens.
  7. Add 1 carrot, 2 tbsp peas, ½ capsicum, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp salt.
  8. Saute until the vegetables turn crunchy.
  9. Pour in 4 cup water and get to a rolling boil.
  10. Once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted rava and mix well.
  11. Once everything is well combined, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  12. Cook until the rava absorbs all the water.
  13. Further, add 2 tbsp coriander and ½ lemon juice. Mix well.
  14. Cover and serve after 10 minutes to make fluffy upma.
  15. Finally, enjoy Godhumava Upma with coconut chutney.

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Step-by-step

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Firstly, in a pan heat 1 tsp ghee and roast 1 cup bensi rava. Roast on low flame until the rava turns aromatic. Keep aside.
2
In a large kadai heat 2 tsp ghee. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, 1 tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
3
Splutter the tempering.
4
Now add 10 cashews, 1 inch ginger, 4 chilli, pinch hing and roast until the cahsew turns golden brown.
5
Further, add 1 onion and saute until onion softens.
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Add 1 carrot, 2 tbsp peas, ½ capsicum, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp salt.
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Saute until the vegetables turn crunchy.
8
Pour in 4 cup water and get to a rolling boil.
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Once the water comes to a boil, add in roasted rava and mix well.
10
Once everything is well combined, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Cook until the rava absorbs all the water.
12
Further, add 2 tbsp coriander and ½ lemon juice. Mix well.
13
Cover and serve after 10 minutes to make fluffy upma.
14
Finally, enjoy Godhumava Upma with coconut chutney.Healthy Godhumai Rava Upma

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Notes

  • Firstly, roast the rava on low flame until the rava turns aromatic. This prevents upma from turning sticky.
  • Also, add vegetables of your choice to make the upma healthy and nutritious.
  • Additionally, preparing the upma with ghee will enhance the flavour.
  • Finally, Godhumava Upma or Wheat Rava Upma tastes great when prepared spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/wheat-rava-upma-recipe-healthy-godhumai/