Uppama

Overview
Uppama is one of the famous South Indian Breakfast dish. It is cooked as  thick porridge with dry roasted semolina(Rava). Seasoning for the Uppama are done in many different ways here I have used roasted peanuts, Urdu Dal and Channa Dal. Vegetables can also be added to this dish. Uppama can be eaten with banana or plain with chutney and pickles. This is a n easy and quick breakfast dish ready in minutes. Cream of wheat can also be substituted in place of Rava.

Uppama

Seasoning ingredients for Uppama

Ingredients
Rava dry roasted - 2 cups
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Red onion finely chopped - one medium
Green chilly  - 4 finely chopped
Ginger - 2 inch piece finely chopped
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Urdu Dal - 1 tablespoon
Channa Dal - 1 tablespoon
Roasted peanuts - 1/4 cups
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 4 tablespoons

Steps

1. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter add the Urdu Dal and Channa Dal and saute till the Dal's are light brown.

2. Add the chopped red onions, ginger, green chilly, peanuts and curry leaves to this and saute till the onions are soft.

3. Add the water and salt about 1 teaspoon to this and mix well. Bring this mixture to a boil. Add Rava little at a time stirring constantly . Mix well and turn off the heat when it is porridge like consistency.

Serve hot