Wheat rava upma, an Indian dish, is a healthy breakfast that is simple and easy to cook. It also can be taken as an evening meal or dinner.
Having the grain as Upma is the desirable option as it is tastier. However, when the wheat rava is boiled and taken, it is extremely bland and plain to eat. If you further want to increase the flavour, ghee can also be added (kids love it 🙂
The preferences for the side dish for this recipe varies from person to person, some love to eat with a banana while others love it with pickles. Even Indian sidedishes like sambar and chutney can be taken with it. People also prefer it with curd.
This recipe is also absolutely delicious when it is made with small onions. However, if there is a time constraint then you should opt for big onions as it saves the peeling time.
Ingredients
250 g of wheat / gothumai / samba rava
4 tablespoon of oil
1 tablespoon of ghee
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 pinch asafoetida powder
1/2 teaspoon fennel (optional)
15 small onions or 1 big onion( cut into two incase of small onions and finely cut incase of a big onion)
3 green chillies (finely chopped)
1-inch ginger (finely chopped)
a sprig curry leaves
a handful of coriander leaves(finely chopped)
1/2 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
Method
Take a kadai or a heavy thick bottomed pan or a cast-iron skillet and heat it. Add oil and allow it to get heated.
Temper with mustard and asafoetida. At this stage, you can add fennel if you want.
Add the chopped onions and ginger and stir further.
Now, let’s add the green chilies and curry leaves and saute till the onions become golden brown.
At this stage add water in the ratio 2:1(2 parts water & 1 part rava). Here I have used 500ml of water for 250 g of wheat rava. You can add more water if you want the rava to be softer.
Boil the water and then add the rava slowly while stirring the water to avoid the formation of lumps. Add salt and ghee and mix well.
Now, close the lid and keep it on a slow flame for 10 minutes. Give a stir. Add the chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
Yippee!! The wheat rava upma is ready!! Serve hot and enjoy, don’t forget to tell me how it is in the comments:)