Rava Uppuma (Kugan )

Rava Uppuma 

Ingredients: 

1 cup rava roasted nicely with 1 tbs of ghee 
1 inch ginger chopped 
1 onion chopped 
3 green chillies chopped 
Salt to taste 
3 cups of water

To temper: 
1 tsp mustard seeds 
1 tsp urad dal 
1 tsp channa dal 
1 sprig curry leaves 
2 tbs ghee or oil 
Lemon juice to taste optional 

Method: 
Heat a wok with ghee or oil. Add in the mustard seeds 
Urad dal, channa dal, and curry leaves. 
Saut nicely. Now add in the onions , ginger and green chillies. 
Stir nicely , when the onions are a little brown add in 3 cups 
Of water and salt. Let the mixture boil. 
When it boils, slow the fire and add the rava little by little 
Stirring all the time. See that no lumps are formed. 
Stir nicely and see that the rava is cooked. 
Remove from stove, sprinkle little lime juice if you like. 
Serve with kara chutney 

NOTE: If you want uthir- uthir uppuma, use only 1 cup of water for1 cup of rava
As soon as you mix everything, keep the flame very very small. 
Cover the wok and let it cook in its steam for a while. Then remove 
the cover and break up the lumps. 

Another way is to add chopped carrot, capsicum, green peas and any 
Vege of your choice to make vegetable uppuma. You can garnish with coriander leaves.