Wednesday 3 October 2012

TOMATO RAVA UPMA (Kugan )


TOMATO RAVA UPMA

Ingredients:
1 cup sooji nicely roasted in 1 tbs of ghee
1 tsp ginger finely chopped
1 green chillie chopped more if you like hot
1 medium onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped, seeds removed
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
2 tbs coriander leaves chopped
2 tbs fresh coconut scrapings
2 tbs ghee
3 cups of water
Salt to taste
Little lime juice
Fried cashew nuts if desired

Method:

Heat ghee in a wok, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
When the mustard splutters, add in the onions, green chillie,
Curry leaves, and chopped ginger. Stir fry on medium heat for 3 minutes. When the onion becomes soft and little brown add in the chopped tomatoes. 
stir for a minute.

Add in the 2 cups of water, coconut and salt and let it come to boil.
Add in the roasted sooji, keep mixing make sure it does not form lumps. Keep stirring till the sooji is cooked and all water absorbed.
Add in the chopped coriander leaves, cashew nuts and lime juice.
Give a final stir and remove. Serve with kara chutney.

This preparation will be a bit mushy.

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