Rava Upma Recipe South Indian Breakfast | Mixed Vegetable Suji Upma

Rava Upma

Rava Upma is a wonderfully delicious and easy to make dish. Mixed Vegetable Rava upma is a popular South Indian breakfast preparation made from roasted semolina and a mix of veggies. South Indian semolina upma is best had with coconut chutney.

Rava Upma

Rava Upma is highly nutritious and filling. Upma with vegetables not just tastes better but its nutrient value also increases.

Simple Rava Upma Recipe Step By Step:

Upma or uppumavu or uppittu is a versatile dish that you can adapt to suit your personal preferences – you can add carrots, capsicum, beans, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes and peas along with suji when cooking and garnish with roasted peanuts, cashewnuts or coriander leaves.

How to make South Indian Rawa Upma:

To make Mixed Vegetable Rawa Uppittu, firstly finely chop onion, ginger, green chilli, tomato, carrot, capsicum and coriander leaves.

Upma Ingredients

Heat a pan, dry roast the suji on medium heat till it turns slightly brown and remove.

Rava

Heat oil in the same pan and season with mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Saute for 1-2 mins.
Then add the chopped onions, ginger and green chilli. Fry for a minute.
Next tip in the chopped tomatoes, mix well and cook covered for 1-2 minutes.

Add seasoning

Now put in the chopped carrot, capsicum and green peas. Combine well.

Toss in the veggies

Add the required water and salt. Cover and cook till the water comes to a boil.

Add water and salt

Remove the lid, lower the flame and slowly add the roasted rava whilst stirring all the time.
Once the excess water evaporates, add fried cashewnuts and chopped coriander to Suji Upma.
Serve Andhra Mixed Vegetable Rava Upma with a dash of lemon juice.

Rava Upma

If you are looking for more breakfast recipes South Indian style, do try out Kobbari Paratha, Rava Idli and Medu Vada.

Suji Upma Indian Breakfast Recipe details below:

Upma Recipe

Upma with vegetables Andhra style is a colourful and savoury vegetarian breakfast dish made with roasted semolina and packed with the goodness of vegetables. Semolina Rava Upma with vegetables is a perfect breakfast recipe, healthy and tasty too.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine South Indian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings 2

Calories 262kcal

Author Shil

Ingredients

Semolina/Suji/Rava – 1/2 cup
Onions – 1 small
Green Chilli – 1, slit
Tomato – 1 medium
Peas – ¼ cup
Carrot – 1 small
Capsicum – 1 small
Ginger – ½ inch
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves – a handful
Cashew nuts – ½ tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tsp
Urad dal – ½ tsp
Chana dal – ½ tsp
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Water – 1 – 1 ¼ cup

Instructions

Finely chop the onions, tomatoes, carrot, capsicum, green chilli, ginger and coriander leaves.
Heat a pan and roast the suji on medium flame till it turns slightly brown. Remove.
Add a tablespoon of oil in to the pan. Fry cashew nuts and remove.
Add curry leaves, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Allow to splutter.
Add the chopped onions, green chilli and ginger. Fry for 1-2 minutes.
Put in the chopped tomatoes and cook covered for 1-2 minutes till they turn soft.
Add green peas, chopped carrot and capsicum. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Add salt and water and cook covered for 5 minutes.
Remove lid and once the water comes to a boil, reduce the flame and slowly add the roasted suji, stirring constantly.
Once all the water is absorbed, and the dish is almost dry, add the fried cashew nuts. Drizzle a teaspoon of ghee on top and switch off the stove. Cover and keep for 5 mins for all the flavours to be absorbed.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve Mixed Vegetable Rava Upma hot with coconut chutney and a hot mug of filter coffee.

Notes

* To save on time, roast the semolina and store it in an air-tight container.
* Always add the roasted suji a little at a time to boiling water and keep stirring continuously to prevent lumps.
* A few drops of lemon juice can be sprinkled on top for added flavour.
* A pinch of turmeric can be added.
* Garnish with grated coconut.