Upma

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Upma is a quick and easy to make South Indian breakfast.

Ingredients:

1 cup rava

1 onion chopped

1 small carrot chopped(optional)

6 green chillies chopped

curry leaves

2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

1 tbsp chopped ginger

3 tbsp ghee

12 pieces of broken cashew nut(optional)

1 spoon urad dal(optional)

2 whole red chillies(optional)

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tbsp sugar

1 1/2 cups of water

salt to taste

Method:

1.Heat ghee in a pan and add the whole red chillies,mustard seeds,cashew and urad dal.Saute till dal becomes light brown.

2.Add onion,ginger,coriander leaves,green chillies,curry leaves ,carrot and saute for 1 minute.

3.Add rava and saute for 3 minutes.

4.Mix salt and sugar in the water and boil it separately.

5.Add the hot water to the rava and mix well until upma becomes dry.