Upma Recipe

Directions

1. 1
   Take a thick bottomed pan put it on high heat after it gets hot put it on medium heat and add the rava to roast till a nice roasty smells comes from it.
2. 2
   This takes about 10 minutes.
3. 3
   Keep stirring the rava or else it burns.
4. 4
   Take the pan off heat and put the rava in a plate.
5. 5
   In another pan boil the water and have it ready.
6. 6
   Add 2 or 3 tbsp of oil in the first pan.
7. 7
   After the oil heats up add mustard seeds, after they have sputtlered add dried red chillies.
8. 8
   ( you can add them whole or break the chillies into two )Put the pan on medium heat.
9. 9
   Add the uard daal and the channa daal.
10. 10
    Fry till light brown.
11. 11
    Add the ginger, green chillies and potatoes and fry them for a while till the potatoes are soft.
12. 12
    Add onions, fry till soft.
13. 13
    Add curry leaves.
14. 14
    Add the rava and fry for 5 minutes.
15. 15
    Add some salt according to taste.
16. 16
    Now add the boiling water to the rava and mix.
17. 17
    Put it on low heat immediately and cover it and let it cook for a while.
18. 18
    Garnish with coriander and serve with slice of lemon on the side.