Ingredients:

• Rava – 2 cups
• Onions – 1 big (cut lengthwise)
• Tomatoes – 1 medium (chopped)
• Green Chillies – 1 (slit lengthwise into 2) (Optional)
• Dry red chillies – 2
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• split urad dal – 1/2 tsp
• Gram Dal – 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves – a few
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

Slightly roast the rava in a dry pan and set aside. In another pan, heat the oil, splutter mustard seeds, then add the urad dal, gram dal and let them turn slightly brown, then add in the curry leaves, onions and green chillies/red chillies and fry for a while. Then add in the tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes. Pour about 2-3 cups of water to this. Add salt and mix well and allow the water to boil. When the water is boiling, add in the rava slowly and keep stirring simultaneously so as to not form lumps and cook till done. (till the water all evaporates). If you add too much water, the upma might become sticky. This can be had as a light tiffin. Can have pickles or coconut chutney or any hot chutneys as side dishes.