🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Rava Upma Kozhukattai

Name: Rava Upma Kozhukattai
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 1 tbsp, minced Ginger; 2, slit Green Chili; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 cup, chopped Urad Dal; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1/2 Lemon; 1 cup Grated Coconut; 1 cup Semolina (Rava)

🇮🇳 Indian

Tamil steamed upma dumplings, pillowy rava balls with coconut tempering. The 20-minute breakfast that has fed half a billion mornings. Plate with a wedge of lemon and extra fried curry leaves.

Prep 12 min Cook 12 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Ginger1 tbsp, minced
Green Chili2, slit
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Urad Dal1 cup, chopped
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Lemon1/2
Grated Coconut1 cup
Semolina (Rava)1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Dry-roast the semolina (rava) (if using rava or vermicelli) till nutty and just golden; set aside. Flattened rice needs only a rinse and drain.
2
Pop the mustard seeds in hot oil, add lentils if using, and wait for them to blush gold.
3
Fry the onions till soft and translucent, add ginger and turmeric; two minutes more.
4
Tumble in the urad dal and the semolina (rava), sprinkle salt, and toss everything through the fragrant oil.
5
Rest covered off the heat for five minutes, fluff, and top with the grated coconut and a hard squeeze of lemon.

Chef's tip

Lemon goes in at the end, off the heat, or it turns bitter.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Easy Upma Kozhukattai | Steamed Spicy Rice Balls · on YouTube