Tomato Upma
Tomato Upma is spicy , tangy and tasty variety of Upma... a nice variation to the regular ones.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Upma Rava / Semolina / Sooji
- 2-3 tsp Oil, any oil
- 1-2 tsp Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Channa Dal
- Few pcs Cashews, optional
- few Curry leaves
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, slit
- 1 no Onion , chopped
- 2-3 nos Tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala powder
- Salt to taste
- few sprigs Coriander leaves, chopped
- few tsp Coconut, grated
- lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat a pan or kadai . Add upma rava . Dry roast it on medium flame until the aroma starts and turn light golden in color. Takes around 3-4 mins. Keep the roasted rava aside to use later.
- Take a kadai. Add oil + ghee . Add mustard , Urad dal and Chana dal. Let they splutter .
- Add few cashew pieces ,few curry leaves and slit green chilli . Sauté till cashew becomes golden and crisp. When done , add chopped onion . Sauté till raw smell goes .
- Add finely chopped Tomatoes , tsp salt and saute till mushy . Add veggies at this point if you are using
- To the mushy tomatoes .. add haldi , red chilli powder and Garam masala powder. fry for a minute.
- Add 2.5 cup - 3 cup water and salt to taste. Let the water boil well .
- When water comes to a rolling boil, simmer the flame and slowly add roasted rava in one hand and mix it using the other hand. Keep mixing while adding rava to avoid the formation of lumps.
- Make sure to mix it well and take care that there are no lumps. Keep on medium and cook closed for 3-4 minutes on low flame till semolina is completely cooked .
- After the rava is cooked well, lastly add grated coconut ,chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice.i If you want can add a tsp of ghee towards the end . Gives a nice gloss. Mix well .
- Serve Tomato rava upma hot for best taste .