Uppit/Upma Recipe

Uppit/Upma Recipe

I always hated uppit as a kid.Why?
This was the snack provided whenever we had guests at home or whenever we visited any relatives/friends.It was prepared too often.
Upma/Uppit has always been the first choice to treat the guests with.

Ingredients:
1. Upma Rava(thick) - 1 cup
2. Green chilly - 2 nos
3. Onion - 1/2
4. Peas - 1 tsp
5. Cumin - 1/2 tsp
6. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
7. Groundnuts - 3 tsp
8. Salt - as per taste
9. Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
10. Urad Dal - 3 tsp
11. Chana dal - 2 tsp
12. Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
13. Coriander
14. Ghee - 1 tsp
15. Oil - 5 tsp
16. Water - 3 cups
17. Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:
1. Fry the rava , add 1 tsp of oil.Fry until the rava turns slightly brown.
2. Keep the rava aside.
3. Heat the remaining oil( 4 tsp).
4. Add cumin and mustard. After the mustard start spluttering, add groundnuts, urad and chana dal and fry for a minute.
6. Add chilly,peas,onion and fry till onion becomes golden brown.
7. Now add turmeric and salt
8. Add water
9. When the water starts boiling , add lemon juice.
10. Check the mixture for taste, if needed add more salt.
11. Add sugar
12. Reduce the flame and slowly pour the rava, simultaneously stirring and mixing, so that no lumps are formed.
13. Keep stirring.Add 1 tsp ghee and coriander( ghee gives an awesome taste to the upma)
14. Keep the vessel closed for 2 mins.

Yummy Uppit is ready.