Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1/2 cup medium rava / sooji / semolina
2. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
3. 1/2 tsp urad dal
4. 1/2 tsp bengal gram dal or chana dal
5. Few cashews
6. A big pinch asafoetida or hing
7. 1-2 green chili
8. 5-6 curry leaves
9. 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
10. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11. 2 tbsp cooking oil
12. 1/2 tsp sugar (optional; recommended)
13. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for making upma: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1.25 cup water
2. 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
3. 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut

Instructions for making instant upma mix:

1. Heat a pan. Take 1/2 cup of rava and dry roast until you get nice aroma or rava turns whitish.. Remove and keep it aside.
2. Next in the same pan prepare tempering using oil, mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
3. When the mustard seed splutters add in cashews, asafoetida and turmeric powde. Give a quick mix.
4. Followed by add in slit green chilies, curry leaves and chopped ginger. Saute for a while.
5. Add in 1/2 cup of roasted rava from step 1 and fry for few minutes under medium flame.
6. Reduce the flame. Add in salt and sugar. Give a quick mix and switch off the stove.
7. Store it in a container and use it when required.
8. Now to prepare upma or uppittu, boil 1.25 (2.5 times) cup of water in a wide pan.
9. When the water starts boiling, add in instant upma mix and start stirring continuously.
10. When it becomes thick, reduce the flame. Top it with fresh grated coconut and coriander leaves. Switch off the stove.

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