Upma

This is a very simple recipe, a quick tiffin/ breakfast to make if you have no time in the morning. Preperation time is jsut 10 mins:-).

Ingridients:-
Sooji / Bombai Rava - 1 cup
Ginger - small peice finely chopped
Jeera - 1 tspn
Carrrot - finely chopped
Peas
Curry leaves
Green Chillies
Lime

1. Fry rava in a pan for 2 mins and set aside
2. Take a pan and add 2 tspn oil. Season with mustard seeds, jeera and hing. Once they sputter add ginger and green chillies. After 30 sec, add curry leaves.
3. Add all your favo veggies at this point. I usually add carrots and peas.
4. Now add 2 cups water and bring it to boil.
5. Add salt at this point
6. Now add the rava with constant stirring to ensure no lumps are present.
7. Reduce the flame to low now and close the lid and let the upma cook for 2 mins.
8. Take off from heat. Mix well. Leave it for 2 mins and then squeeze a lime into it and mix well. This will give a good punch to ginger and chilli flavour. You upma is ready to eat now!

Upma is a great dish for tiffins. Try it with coconut chutney or lime pickle.