Ready to eat upma (uppittu) mix ( travel food)
Ingredients
Medium rava (upma sooji)//semolina—2 cups
Channa dhal (kadale belle)—2 tablespoon
Urad dhal (uddina belle)—2 tablespoon
Sasive (mustard seeds//rai)—1 teaspoon
Jeera (jeerige//cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder (arisina//haldi)—1/2 teaspoon
Cashew nuts (godambi)— 30 to 35 or 1/2 cup
Green chillies (hasiru menasina kayi//hari mirchi)—15
Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—handfull
Coriander leaves (kothambari soppu)—chopped—handful
Salt—-2 to 3 teaspoon salt
Sugar— 2 teaspoon
Method
Dry roast medium rava on medium flame in a thick bottomed kadai or pan.
Roast until rava turns to slightly golden brown in colour.
Transfer to a plate or bowl and keep it aside.
Now heat oil in the same pan or kadai,once’s hot enough add mustard seeds,jeera.
When it crackles add in channa and urad dhal and fry till light brown.
Now add cashew nuts and fry till it turns to slightly brown in colour.
Now add in chopped green chillies,keep frying until it turns little crisp.
Add in karibevu and keep stirring,add in coriander leaves too.
Add turmeric powder and stir well.
Now add in roasted rava,mix well,add salt and sugar.
Fry on medium heat for 5 more minutes until rava becomes crunchy.
Turn off the heat.
Let it cool completely.
Store in an airtight container box or jars or ziplock covers.
You can refrigerate for months.
Now to prepare instant upma (uppittu)
Boil 3 cups of water in a pan or kadai,add 1 (one) cup of instant upma mix.
Stir and cook for few minutes until it’s cooked properly..
You can add grated fresh coconut and lemon juice .
Serve hot upma immediately.
Note
You can add mixed vegetables as well.
You can add citric acid( nimbuppu) if you are taking for travel.
