Upma Recipe | Tamil Nadu style (Breakfast)

Ingredients

• 1 Cup rava or sooji
• 2 Tbsp Oil or Ghee
• 1/2 Tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/2 Tsp Fennel seeds
• 1 Tsp Channa dal
• 1 Tsp Urad dal
• 1 big onion 
• 1 Tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1 Green Chilli
• Chopped Curry Leaves
• A pinch of Hing powder
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp sugar

Preparation Method

1. Dry roast rava on low flame until crunchy.Transfer to a bowl.
2. Heat the pan in low flame, put 2 Tbsp oil and then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds,fennel seeds and chopped curry leaves, green Chilies,channa dal , urad dal one by one.
3. After a minute, sprinkle finely chopped  onion.
4. Fry the chopped onions  until it gets a brownish color and then add ginger garlic paste.
5. And then add salt ,sugar, and hing powder.
6. After a minute add 2 1/2 cup water .Bring the water to boil
7. Add Rava little by little and stir continuously without any lumps for 5 mins 
8. upma is ready