Upma Recipe | Suji Upma | Rava Upma

Upma is a very simple and quick Odia breakfast prepared from Suji. Upma is a daily breakfast in Odia households.  It is so easy that anyone with less cooking skills can also prepare this. If you are a bachelor then you must master this as it takes very little time and requires only a few ingredients.

Follow our step-by-step process to make this Suji Upma recipe.

What are the basic ingredients for Rava Upma?

• Suji – Dry roast suji at your home or purchase roasted suji from market
• Oil – You can use refined oil or ghee
• Onion – Chopped
• Mustard seed
• Salt
• Water

Pro tips for making the best Upma:

1. Always use good quality Suji for best results.
2. Do not over roast Rava. Just sauté rava until all moisture evaporates.
3. Take a close eye on Suji and water proportion for getting smooth upma.
4. You can make suji in a large batch and store it in the refrigerator for further use.
5. If you use roasted Rava for making Suji Upma, then you can subtract the roasting time of rava from the process.

How to make Upma?

1. Use a heavy bottom Kadai or pan for making upma. After the pan gets hot, pour suji. You can use fine or coarse suji for making upma.
   
2. After the Kadai gets hot add one tablespoon of oil. Pour raw coarse suji into hot oil and sauté on low flame for 5 minutes. You can also sauté suji without oil. Keep in a plate.
   
   
3. Now add two tablespoons of oil and let it heat. Pour two tablespoons of peanuts and sauté for 5 minutes in low flame until aromatic. After the color changes to a little golden brown takeout and keep it on a plate.
   
   
4. Pour mustard seeds into the hot oil.
5. After the splattering stops add chana dal and urad. Sauté for 2 minutes. Here I have Washed chana dal, urad, peanuts and let it dry for an hour. You can use them directly.
   
   
6. Add chopped chilies, chopped ginger, and fresh curry leaves and sauté for another 2 minutes. Here I am not using onions, if you like you can add them.
   
   
7. Now is the time for adding veggies. Instead of plain upma, I am making Vegetable Upma. For this vegetable upma, I am using beetroot, bean, and capsicum. You can add other vegetables of your choice.
   
   
8. Add chopped beat, chopped bean along with salt, and a little turmeric powder. Over and Sauté for five minutes in low flame. 
9. Now add chopped capsicum and Sauté for 3-4 minutes without covering
   
   
10. Add 2 ½ cups water along with salt and boil water till it is getting hot.
    
    
    Note: Here I am using the same cup for measuring suji and water. For one cup of suji, I am adding 2 ½ cups of water. If the suji is coarser then add another ½ cup water.
    
    
11. Add sautéed suji into hot water in batches. Add some suji and stir properly, again add suji and stir. In this way, no lumps will be formed and a perfectly smooth and fluffy upma is made.
    
12. Now add fried peanuts into suji mix.
    

    

13. Our delicious Upma is ready now. Switch off the flame and cover for 5 minutes.
14. Perfect Odia style Vegetable Upma is ready. You can garnish with some coriander and squeeze some lemon juice or can have it simple; it’s up to you.