Bansi Rava upma (lapsi upma)

A very nutritious and tasty dish containing vegetables and fine broken wheat which is healthy and good for people who are on diet. I make this once in 15 days atleast, either for breakfast or dinner. Breakfast if i cut the vegetables the previous night, dinner if i cut the vegetables in the afternoon.

BANSI RAVA UPMA:



Ingredients:

1/4 kg rava
1 onion
1 tomato
1 carrot (cut fine)
7 beans (cut fine)
1 handful green peas (frozen or fresh as per availability)
1 capsicum
6 green chillies (adjust according to taste)
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
a pinch of turmeric
water - twice the measure of rava
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
coriander leaves
1/2 lemon

Method of preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add clove and cinnamon stick. Splutter the mustard seeds, add the sliced onion and fry.
2. Once the onion turns translucent, add ginger-garlic paste, fry for a minute and then add curry leaves.
3. Now add the vegetables and fry for a minute. Add salt and turmeric, mix well.
4. Add the rava, mix well, add water and again mix. Now add the finely cut coriander leaves and sqeeze the lemon. Close the lid of the cooker and pressure cook for a whistle.

Serve with pickle. I prefer this with avakai.