Vegetable Upma Recipe (Vegetable Rava Upma)

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped and boiled mixed vegetables carrtos, green peas, French beans
• 1 cup rava (suji)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 1 tsp urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
• salt (namak) to taste
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Steps

1. To make vegetable upma, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida, onions and curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the semolina and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the 3½ cups of hot water, mixed vegetables, ginger-green chilli paste and salt, mix well and cook on medium flame for 2 minute, while stirring occasionally.
4. Add the coriander and lemon juice, mix well and cook on medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
5. Serve the vegetable upma immediately.