Upama/Upith/Semolina Preparation

Ingredients

1 cup semolina/creame of wheat/ rava/soji, 1 chopped onion, ¼ inch ginger chopped, 1 tomato chopped, 1/2 cup green peas,4-5 curry leaves, 3-4 green chilies, 2 cups boiled water, salt and sugar to taste.

For tempering: 4-5 tbsp vegetable oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, 1tbsp urad dal/split black lentil.

Coriander leaves and fresh grated coconut and sev for garnishing.

How to make

• Roast semolina/rava on medium heat till you get the smell of roasted semolina.
• Keep it aside.
• Heat oil in a pan; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ginger followed by split black lentil.
• Add green chilies and curry leaves.
• Now add chopped onion and fry till onion turns pink or transparent.
• put green peas.
• Add chopped tomatoes.
• Fry till tomato becomes tender enough.
• Add water and salt, sugar to taste
• Now put roasted rava/semolina.
• Mix it well and cover up.
• Cook till all water gets absorb.
• Stir in between.
• Switch of the heat
• Garnish upama with coriander and coconut.
• Serve hot with piece of lemon.