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Coconut Upma
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Coconut Upma

🇮🇳 Indian

A humble, fast and perfect morning dish: ghee, curry leaves and comfort in one pan. Ready in 20 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1
  • Green Chili1
  • Ghee2 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves1 sprig
  • Lemon1
  • Grated Coconut1/2 cup
  • Semolina (Rava)1.5 cups

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dry-roast the semolina (rava) until it smells toasty, then set aside.

  2. 2

    In ghee, pop mustard seeds, then fry onion, green chili and curry leaves to soft gold.

  3. 3

    Fold in the semolina (rava) with salt — gently, so it stays whole.

  4. 4

    Pour in double its volume of hot water, stir once, cover, and cook 8 minutes on low.

  5. 5

    Finish with lemon, cilantro and an extra spoon of ghee.

Chef's tip

Fermented batter smells faintly sour and lifts with a spoon — trust your nose.

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Watch how it's made

Video: upma recipe | rava upma recipe | how to make uppittu or sooji upma recipe · on YouTube