Vegetable Uppit / Vegetable Upma

Vegetable Uppit / Vegetable Upma

Uppit / Upma is my favorite dish. Uppit is a south Indian breakfast recipe and very common, It is very easy to make and healthy too. Rave / Suji / Semolina is the main ingredient, which is roasted and cooked with vegetables or onion. It has many variations. 

Adding onion is optional. Here i have added few vegetables to make it more healthy and tasty.

 

Ingredients:

Rava / Suji / Semolina - 11/2 Cup

Vegetables ( Potato, Green Beans, Carrot, Cabbage ) - 1 Cup

Green Peas - 1/4 Cup

Capsicum - 1/2 Medium size cut into small piece

Oil / Ghee - 6 - 8 Tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp

Channa dal and urad dal - 2 Tsp

Green chilly - 3 Num

Curry leaves - 6 to 8 Num

Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp

Crushed Peppercorns  - 1 Tsp

Water - 3 Cup

Coriander leaves - 1/2 Cup finely chopped

Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Tomato - 1/2 Medium size cut into small pieces

Lemon juice - 2 Tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1. In a pan add rava and dry roast. Once rava becomes fragrant transfer it to plate and add cumin seeds and crushed peppercorns.

 

2. Finely chop all the vegetables.

3. Pressure cook the vegetables without adding water for 2 whistles.

4. In a kadai add oil and mustard seeds. When mustard seeds starts popping add channa dal and urad dal. Fry it till it turns light brown. Then add green chilly and curry leaves.

5. Add capsicum and green peas.

6. Fry till capsicum and green peas are cooked then add cooked vegetables and fry it for 2 min. Not more than that.

7. Add 3 cups of water.

8. Add tomato, coriander leaves, coconut, lemon juice and salt to taste.

8. Water starts boiling.

10. Add rava slowly and stir continuously without forming any lumps.

11. Close the lid and cook it completely for 5 to 10 min

12. Serve hot Vegetable Rava Uppit / Vegetable Rava Upma with chutney or with ghee.