Upith / Rawa Upma

Yield: 2-3 Servings
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rawa/ sooji/ semolina
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 7-8 chopped green chillies
• 7-8 curry leaves
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp ground nuts
• 2 tbsp pandharpuri dal / Udad dal (optional)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• pinch of asafoetida
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 cups of water
• salt to taste

For Garnishing:

• 4 tbsp coriander leaves
• 4 tbsp thin sev

Method:

1. Roast rawa on medium flame till golden brown. Add a spoon of ghee/ oil while roasting. Keep it aside. Keep water on heat for boiling.
2. Heat oil in pan. Add mustard seeds. Let them crackle. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
3. Add curry leaves, chillies. Stir them for 30 seconds.
4. Add onion, dal, ground nuts(peanuts) and salt. Sauté till onion gets translucent.
5. Add sugar, lemon juice, turmeric powder. Mix it and add hot water to this.
6. Cover the pan for 4-5 minutes. Let it boil for some time.
7. Add rawa to this and stir continuously till everything gets mixed well.
8. Switch off the flame when desired consistency achieved. Let Upith cover for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve hot garnishing with thin sev and coriander leaves.