Godhuma ravva upma

Ingredients:

carrot– 1
potato – 1 // other veggies like beans and green peas can be added
onions – 1
green chillies – 2
godhuma ravva – 1 cup
water -2 cups
ghee – 2 tbspn(optional)
salt – to taste ( 1 tbspn)

For seasoning

oil -2 tbspn
mustard seeds – 1/2 tspn
cumin seeds – 1/2 tspn
bengal gram – 1/2 tspn
curry leaves – 4-5 leaves

Procedure:

finely chop the onions,chillies, carrots and potatoes. In a pan/handi add oil. Once it gets heated add the remaining seasoning and wait till the seeds splatter. add the chillies and fry it for a minute.
add the onions and fry till transluscent. add the vegetables and salt and close the lid and cook it for 5 mins.

Once the vegetables are cooked pour water and bring it to boil. any check for salt taste has to be done before adding rava. once the water boils slowly add the rava while mixing it to avoid lumps. the rava should be completely immersed in the water, close the lid and cook it for 5 mins. later add the ghee(optional) and mix it properly and cook with close lid for 2 mins.

Upma can be served with chutney.