Healthy Bansi Rava Upma Recipe
Bansi Rava Upma recipe. Wheat rava Upma/ Godhi rave uppittu Recipe. Bansi rave uppittu / uppuma is made from Bansi rava which is made from Bansi wheat. Bansi rava is considered healthier compared to semolina/sooji/suji. Bansi rava uppittu is a popular South Indian breakfast dish. Bansi rava is known as ‘Sanja rava in Marathi. Upma made from sanja rava is known as ‘Tikhat Sanja’ in Marathi. About Upma – Uppittu. Upma is a healthy breakfast or a filling snack. We have it at lunch or dinner too. It can be a one dish meal with the
Ingredients
How to make Bansi Rava Upma
Ingredients for Bansi rava upma to make 2-3 servings
- Bansi Rava/wheat rava – 1 cup
- Water – 3 cups
- Onion – 1/2 cup chopped
- Tomato – 1/2 cup chopped
- green chill’s – 2 or more according to taste.
- curry leaves – 7-8
- Oil – 3 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- Chana dal – 1 tsp
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1 1/2 tsp or to taste
- Sugar – 1/2 tsp
- Fresh grated coconut – 2 tbsp or more
- Coriander leaves – 1 or 2 tbsp chopped
- Ginger – 1/4 tsp finely chopped or paste
- Ghee – 1 tbsp optional
Instructions
Preparation before making upma:
- Roast rava on medium flame for 5-6 minutes, till it is imparts aroma. The color will be changed too. Do not let it get brown. Keep aside.
- Chop onion, coriander leaves, ginger finely.
- Chop green chilies in big pieces.
Cooking bansi rava upma – uppit
- Heat oil in a deep kadai/pan.
- Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add chana dal, urad dal. Fry till dals are light brown.
- Add chili pieces. Fry for 1 minute.
- Add chopped onion. Fry till onion is transparent. Add ginger and chopped tomato.
- Add water. Bring to boil.
- Add salt, sugar.
- Reduce flame and add roasted rava stirring continuously. Mix well so as not to form lumps.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low flame. Stir in between once or twice.
- If the upma seems too dry, add a little hot water and cook for a couple of minutes more.
- Add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves and ghee. Mix well.
- Switch off the flame and let upma rest for 5 minutes.
- Serve Hot.
Notes
Tips:
- You may roast rava in large quantities when you have time and keep it for making rava upma when you are in hurry. Saves time.
- Roasting rava while stirring on low or medium flame is important.
- If rava is not roasted well, the uppuma will be sticky when ready.
- If rava is roasted too much and allowed to be browned, the color of uppittu will be dark. So be careful while roasting rava.
- You can also add 1 cup chopped, mixed vegetables – green peas, beans , carrots, potato, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum etc.to make vegetable upma
- Chop them fine and add them after the onions are fried. Or you may omit onions if you wish.