VEGETABLE UPMA/UPPITU

Serves: 2-3 servings

Ingredients:

Medium rava: 1cup

Oil: 4 tbspn

Mustard seeds: 1/2 tspn

Udad dal: 2 tbspn

Chana dal: 2 tbspn

Green chillies: 4 nos or as required, slit

Ginger: 1/2 tsp, chopped

Curry leaves: 10-15 leaves

Onion: 2 tbspn, chopped

Potato: 2 tbspn, cubed

Carrot: 2 tbspn, cubed

French beans: 2 tbsp, chopped

Cabbage: 2 tbspn, chopped

Capsicum: 2 tbspn, chopped

Tomato: 1 medium sized, chopped

Salt: as required
Coriander leaves: 2 tbspn, chopped

Ghee: 2 tspn

Kaju: 10-12 pieces

Preparation:

1. Dry roast rava in a pan till slightly golden and you can smell the aroma of roasted rava. Keep aside.
2. Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, udad dal, chana dal. Once dals change colour add green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and onion. Saute for a minute.
3. Add all other vegetables and a little salt for vegetable and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups of water, salt and bring it to boil.
5. Now add rava to it slowly stirring continuously making sure it does not form any lumps.
6. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
7. Add ghee and cook for 2-3 minutes.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves and kaju.