Broken Wheat Rava Upma | Godhuma Rava Upma | Dalia Upma
Dalia upma is a popular Indian breakfast dish made with broken wheat (also known as wheat rava or cracked wheat) and vegetables. It is a healthy and nutritious alternative to the traditional semolina (rava) upma, which is made from wheat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Broken Wheat Rava
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Peanuts
- 1/2 tbsp Bengal gram chana dal
- 1/2 tbsp White gram dal urad dal
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 2-3 numbers Green chilies chopped or slit
- 6-7 numbers Curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
- 1 small Onion
- 2 cups Water
- 1 tbsp Clarified butter ghee
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place a pot or saucepan filled with water over the stovetop. Heat it over medium flame. Alternatively, you can also heat water in a microwave.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium flame. Once the oil is hot, add peanuts and lentils (chana dal and urad dal). Saute until the lentils start to change color.
- Once lentils change color to light brown in color, add mustard seeds and cumin. Let them crackle.
- Add in the chopped green chilies, curry leaves, and asafoetida. Saute until the leaves turn crisp.
- Next, add chopped onions and saute until they turn soft.
- Once onions are soft, add the wheat rava and saute over low flame for 1-2 minutes.
- Add salt and give a good mix.
- By now the water will come to a rolling boil.
- Slowly and carefully add the water with one hand and stir continuously with another hand.
- Cover the pan continue to cook on low flame for 5 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the wheat rava is cooked through. Switch off the flame and rest if for 5 minutes.
- Open the lid and add ghee and give a good mix.
- Broken Wheat Rava Upma is ready. Serve hot or warm with chutney or pickle.
Notes
Use fine variety of wheat rava.
Adding hot water to roasted rava is also another key step to get fluffy and perfect upma.