Traditional South Indian Upma Recipe
This authentic rava upma recipe is made from semolina (sooji or rava). And it has a light fluffy texture. It is usually served with chutney (mostly coconut chutney) and south Indian filter coffee. Or it can be enjoyed just plain or with a sprinkle of sev on top.
The different verity of upma recipes
Oats upma Quinoa upma Bread upma Semiya upma Aval upma (poha upma)Tomato upma Vegetable upmaIdli upmaDalia upma
Which type of rava is used for rava upma?
To make rava upma, coarse semolina (sooji or rava) is used. There are two kinds of rava available in the market. One is fine verity also known as Bombay rava and second is coarse. You can use roasted rava which is easily available in the market. In this case, skip the roasting step and your upma will be ready in 10 minutes only.Or you can buy the regular unroasted verity and dry roast them at home. Let it cool down and store in the container. So whenever you want to make rava upma for breakfast, you will have roasted semolina ready and breakfast will be done in a jiffy.
How to make Rava Upma?
For the variation, you can try adding steamed or boiled veggies (corn, carrot, beans, peas) after onions are cooked.
How to serve South Indian upma?
Upma is served as a breakfast or evening snack with coconut chutneyIt can be served with a cup of tea of coffee.To serve it Mumbai style (hotel style), Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of fine sev on top. It can be packed into the kid’s lunchbox or adult’s snack box.
Tips to make the best upma recipe:
Making upma is very easy if you get the semolina and water ratio correct.If more water is added then it gets loose and sticky. If less water is added then it becomes dry.The quantity of water always depends on the quality of rava. But the usual proportion of Sooji:Water should be 1:2. Meaning you need double amount of water than sooji. In short, for 1 cup sooji, you need 2 cups of water.There is one more reason for sticky upma – If the sooji is not roasted properly. So take your time, roast on medium-low flame for about 6-7 minutes.
