BANGALORE
FOOD
RAVE
UPPITTI OR RAVA UPPAMMA
Ingredients
2
Cups of Rava or Sooji (cream of wheat)
1 Cup of mixed vegetables such as Carrots, Green peas, Cauliflower
etc finely cut and boiled till tender
1 medium size onion
2 green chilies or as per taste
1 tablespoon of chopped curry leaves
1 tablespoon ginger finely cut
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon black gram Dal (washed) or Dhuli Urad
2 tablespoon of oil
Salt to taste
Optional Garnish:Roasted Cashews
Method
Roast
Rava or Sooji (cream of wheat) in a non-stick pan till golden brown.
Keep it separate.
Put the required oil and add mustard seeds and black Gram Dal or
Dhuli Urad.
When it starts fluttering, put chopped onions, green chilies, curry
leaves and finely cut ginger
When onion turns brown add the roasted Rava or Sooji and sauté
nicely.
Add salt and cooked vegetable (optional) and sauté nicely.
Then in a medium flame add about 4 cups of luke warm water and mix
well.
To avoid lumps keep on stiring the Uppittu till all the water is
absorbed..
Surve hot with cocunut chutney.
If desired add roasted cashews before serving.
The
other version is the Khara Bhath which is served in most restuarants.
Instead
of the chili etc, the Sambar powder is used to make it spicy and
to add flavour. All other ingredients and method of preparation
is the same.
