Tomato Upma Recipe (Tomato Rava Upma)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup roughly chopped tomato
• 1 cup rava (suji)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 1 tsp urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Steps

1. To make tomato upma, combine the tomatoes in a mixer and blend to a smooth pulp. Keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
3. Add the onions and sauté on medium flame for 2 minutes.
4. Add the semolina and sauté on a medium flame for 4 minutes.
5. Add the tomato pulp, chilli powder, sugar, salt and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
6. Add 3 cups of hot water, mix well and cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
7. Serve the tomato upma immediately.