UPPUMA

SOOJI UPPUMA

Ingredients
Sooji-1 cup
Green chilly or dry chilly-3
Chopped onion-1/2 cup
Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves-few
Salt
Oil-2 tbsp
Coriander leaves

Method
Roast rava with little ghee.

Season Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves with oil.
Add onion and chillies.
Sauté till the onion becomes translucent.
Add water (3 cups), salt and coriander leaves.
Allow it to boil.
Add rava by keep on stirring.
Mix without lumps.
Close the lid and cook it.

Option: can add cooked vegetables at the stage of water boiling and cook.



WHEAT RAVA UPPUMA

Ingredients
Wheat rava-1 cup
Green chilly or dry chilly-3
Chopped onion-1/2 cup
Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves-few
Salt
Oil-2 tbsp
Coriander leaves

Method
Season Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves with oil.
Add onion and chillies.
Sauté till the onion becomes translucent.
Add water (3 cups), salt and coriander leaves.
Allow it to boil.
Add rava and mix without lumps.
Close the lid and cook it.



SEMOLINA UPPUMA

Ingredients
Semia-1 cup
Green chilly or dry chilly-3
Chopped onion-1/2 cup
Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves-few
Salt
Oil-2 tbsp
Coriander leaves

Method
Roast semia with little ghee.

Season Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves with oil.
Add onion and chillies.
Sauté till the onion becomes translucent.
Add water (2 cups), salt and coriander leaves.
Allow it to boil.
Add semia by keep on stirring.
Mix without lumps.
Close the lid and cook it.

Option: can combine sooji and semia and cook with limited water.
Option: can add cooked vegetables at the stage of water boiling and cook.




VEGETABLE UPPUMA

Ingredients

Broken rice or broken wheat-1 cup
Sliced small onion-1/4 cup
Tomato-1
Chopped carrot, beans, peas, potato, cauliflower-1/2 cup
Ginger, garlic paste-1 tsp
Green chilly-4
Oil
Salt
Curry leaves, coriander leaves
Coconut paste-little
Ghee-little
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds, urad dal and channa dal for seasoning

Method

Dry roast rice or wheat in a pan till golden brown.
Add 2 cups of water and cook it with salt.

Meanwhile, season the items in oil.
Add curry leaves, green chilly, onion and sauted well.
Add sliced tomato and sauted it.
Add ginger garlic paste and mix well till raw smell goes.
Add vegetables, salt, turmeric powder and sauted well.

When the rice or wheat is ¾ th cooked, add vegetable mix, coconut paste and keep in simmer till cooked.
Add ghee and mix evenly.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.



SEMIA RAVA KICHADI

Ingredients

Semia-1/2 cup
White rava-1/2 cup
Sliced small onion-1/4 cup
Tomato-1
Chopped carrot, beans, peas, potato, cauliflower-1/2 cup
Ginger, garlic paste-1 tsp
Green chilly-4
Oil
Salt
Curry leaves, coriander leaves
Ghee-little
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds, urad dal and cloves, cinnamon for seasoning


Method

Dry roast semia and rava separately in a pan till golden brown.
Add 2 cups of water and cook it with salt.

Meanwhile, season the items in oil.
Add curry leaves, green chilly, onion and sauted well.
Add sliced tomato and sauted it.
Add ginger garlic paste and mix well till raw smell goes.
Add vegetables, salt, turmeric powder and sauted well till ¾ cooked.

When the semia and rava is ¾ th cooked, add vegetable mix and keep in simmer till cooked.
Add ghee and mix evenly.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.




TOMATO SEMIA

Ingredients

Semia-100 gms
Tomato-5
Sliced onion-1 cup
Green chilly-3
Oil
Salt
Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
Seasoning items

Method

Cook semia with oil and salt.
Drain excess water.

Make tomato to puree.
Season mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves.
Add onion, green chilly and sauted it.
Add garam masala powder and mix once.
Add tomato puree, salt, turmeric powder and allow it to boil till thick.
Mix semia in it.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.



LEMON SEMIA

Ingredients
Semia-1 cup
Lemon-1
Green chilly-2
Dry chilly-3
Peanuts-few
Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves
Asafoetida-a pinch
Oil
Salt

Method
Cook the semia with salt and turmeric powder.
Remove excess water.

Heat oil, season mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves and asafoetida.
Add peanuts and fry.
Add chillies and fry.
Add lemon juice and boil it with little salt.
Add semia and mix evenly.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.


BEATEN RICE UPPUMA

Ingredients
Beaten rice-1 cup
Green chilly or dry chilly-3
Chopped onion-1/2 cup
Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves-few
Salt
Oil
Scrapped coconut-1/4 cup
Coriander leaves

Method
Soak beaten rice in water for 2 mts and drain water.

Season Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves with oil.
Add chilly and onions.
Sauté well.
Add beaten rice, salt.mix well.
Add coconut and coriander leaves and mix evenly.