Simple Rava Upama with Gajar

Simple Rava Upama with Gajar ( Carrot) cubes - Prasad Naik

To make Upma you need Roasted Rava. It starts with tadka in a Kadai of Kadipatta, Green Chillies, Haldi, Rai & Udad Daal. 

Then add 1 fine chopped Onion, 1 fine chopped Tomato & Carrot Cubes. 

Saute till Onion is translucent & Tomato is cooked well.

Now add1 1/2 glass of water and let it boil with tadka.
Once the water boils, start adding Roasted Rava slowly in it and keep staring till it gets Pluffed and Cooked well. Then add Lime Juice & Salt. Garnish with Fresh Chopped Coriander, Shev & Farsan. Your Garam Garam Upama is ready to serve

Onion Peanut Usli

Onion Peanut Usli - Vidya Nayak


Recipe....
Ingredients.....
peanut...250gms
Medium sized onions...2
Green chillies...3
Curry leaves
Coriander powder 1tsp
Haldi 1/2tsp
Hing a pinch
Oil
Mustard seeds.....
grated coconut 1 tbsp.

Method:
Soak peanuts overnight...wash....cook it in fresh water till it becomes soft ( 1 whistle.....15 minutes on low flame)
Heat oil add musterd seeds....green chillies....curry leaves...chopped onions ...fry till onions becomes transferent ...add haldi...coriander pd...hing....peanuts....salt...coconut....add little water nd cook for 5 minutes.....

Potlee Pohe

Potlee Pohe - Vidya Nayak Shenoy

Recipe Credits : Vidya Baindur

Recipe :

• Soak the churmura in water for few mins.. drain water n keep aside ( as v do for poha usli )
• Heat a tbsp oil .. fry chopped garlic n finely chopped onions in it also add the ground nuts n fry well.. 
• Now add the chopped tomatoes n fry again..add red chilli pd.. a little salt.. a pinch of coriander pd.. n mix well.. now mix in the churmura n fresh coriander leaves finely chopped.. done.

Sabudana Poha Upma

Sabudana Poha Upma - Preethi Prasad

Recipe:

• 1 cup sabudana soaked for 30 mins
• 1 cup poha soaked for 15 mins

Step 1 : Drain the water and keep it aside after the soaking time.

• 3 onions chopped length wise
• 3 green chillies slit and chopped
• 1/4 tsp hing
• 1 cup of roasted peanuts coarsely ground
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp haldi
• juice of half lemon
• salt to taste
• chopped coriander

Method :

• Heat 3 tsp of oil in a pan. Add hing and jeera and saute for 1 min.Add haldi and green chilies. After 1 min add chopped onions and roast well for 10 mins. 
• First add sabudana and roast till done. Later add the soaked poha and mix well. Add sugar and chopped coriander. Add.Add salt to taste and coarsely ground peanut powder. Mix well and saute for 5 mins.
• Switch off the stove. Add lemon juice and mix well.Garnish with sev and coriander and serve hot.

Bread Upama (Pavacha Sanza)

Bread Upama (Pavacha Sanza) - Prasad Naik

Recipe :

• Taka Bread (Pav) and break into small pcs with hand and keep aside.
• In a Kadhai heat up the oil and give a Bhagar-Tadka of Kadipatta, Rai, Green Chillies. 
• Add 2 fine chopoed Onions and 2 fine chopped Tomatos. Let the Onions become translucent and Tomato soft.
• To have a for nice colour, add Haldi 1/2 tsp. Mix this with Bhagar-Tadka and add broken pcs of Bead. 
• Mix well and keep a lid on Kadhai till Bread with steam becomes nicec and soft. Add 1/2 cup of chopped coriander. 
• Put off the gas and squeeze one Lime for Tangy taste. Your Bread Upma or Pavacha Sanza is ready to serve.

Instant Gojjavalakki (Instant Puliogare Poha)..

Instant Gojjavalakki (Instant Puliogare Poha) - Shyamala Shenoy

Recipe:

Make the powder of 2cups of thick poha in mixie..Powder should b like idli rawa..In a vessel take lemon sized powderd jaggery n add 1/2 cup of water n lil salt ..Mix till jaggery dissolves ..Add 50gm of puliogare powder n 2tsp rasam powder to this n mix well.. Now add poha powder ..Let it soak for 15 min.. In between check , and add water if required..It looks like upma aftr 15 min.. Now heat lil oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, red chillis, curry leaves , peanuts ,fry , then add soaked poha n fresh coconut.. Mix well..Sweet , spicy ,tangy dish is ready.. U can increase or decrease the qty of ingridients as per ur taste..

Kande Pohe ( Flattened Rice ) with Green Peas

 Kande Pohe ( Flattened Rice ) with Green Peas - Prasad Naik
Recipe:
Wash Poha (Flattened Rice) in a strainer and keep aside. 
In a Kadai heat up 2 tbsp oil, add 4 Green Chillies Slit, 7/8 Kadi Patta, 1tsp Jeera, 2 big Onions & 2 Tomatoes finely chopped along with Green Peas. 
Sauté the ingredients well till Onion is translucent but crunchy and Tomato is soft. 
Add 1tsp Haldi and Add Salt as per taste. 
Add Poha in it and mix well. 
Saute for a minute and squeeze one full lime and 1 cup fresh chopped coriander. cover the Kadai for 5 minutes on slow flame.  
Your Garam Garam Poha is ready to serve.

Vegetable Upma With Oats

Vegetable Upma With Oats - Shobana Rao

Ingredients: 

Oats-2 cups Mustard seeds1/2 tsp Slit Green Chillies-3-4 Urad Dal-1 tsp Chana Dal-1 tsp Curry Leaves-1 sprig Grated Ginger-1/2 tsp Hing-A pinch Onion,chopped fine-1 water-1 1/2 cup Capsicum, small, chopped-1 Tomayo, med., chopped-1 Salt to taste Frozen corn kernels-1/2 cup Lemon juice-2 tsp Oil-2 tbsp or os reqd. 

Method: 

Dry roast the oats in a non stick kadai& keep aside.Heat oil on med. heat& add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add urad dal & chana dal. When the dals change colour, addhing, ginger, green chillies& curry leaves.Add chopped onion & fry till light brown.Add water & salt to taste.You can vary the ratio of water to oats depending on the consistency you like.

Instant Upma With Bread

Instant Upma With Bread  -  Sunayana Gupta

INGREDIENTS

Bread slices – 4
Yogurt – ½ cup
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Onion (Chopped) – ½ cup
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Asafetida (Hing) – ½ tsp
Red chilly powder – 1 tsp
Lemon juice – 2 -4 tsp
Oil – 4 tsp
Sugar – ½ tsp (Optional)
Salt – 1 ½ tsp or to taste
Farsaan/Sev/Roasted peanuts – for garnish


Method:

1.Roughly cut bread slices . (Its better if you do this with hand instead of knife.)

2.In a bowl take yogurt and give it a quick stir. Mix in bread slices and cover it with a lid/plate….keep aside for 5 minutes so that the bread can absorb all the moisture of yogurt .

3.Meanwhile , heat oil in a non-stick pan and add mustard seeds . When they begin to cracle add onions and sauté till pink .

4.Add asafetida , turmeric pd. , red chilly pd. and give a quick stir. Now add soaked bread (Step 2) and cook for about 2 minutes .

5.Add salt and lemon juice .

Instant Upma with bread is ready . Garnish with some fresh coriander, farsaan/sev and roasted peanuts . Serve hot .

Batata Poha

Batata Poha - Laxmi Bhandary

Ingredients: 2 pav beaten rice (thick), 2 potatoes (chopped and boiled), 2 tbsps cashew nuts bits, 2 onions (chopped), 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp black gram dal, 4 green chillies ( slit), few curry leaves, 2 tsp sugar, few coriander leaves and salt to taste.

Method: Wash beaten rice and soak in water for half an hour. Squeee out water. Mix sugar and salt and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add black gram dal, cashew nuts bits, green chillies, curry leaves and onions. Stir. When onions are transparent, boiled potatoes. Stir for 1 minute. Then add beater rice. Turn over well. Cook on low flame, under cover for 5 minutes (open once or twice and turn over). Remove from flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Chow Chow Baath - Laxmi Bhandary

Chow Chow Baath - Laxmi Bhandary

UPMA

Ingredients: 

1 pav bombay rava, 4 green chillies, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 3 tbsps ghee, 2 tsps sugar, 1 tsp black gram dal, 2 tsps cashew nut bits, few curry leaves & salt to taste.
Method: 

Take ghee in frying pan. Place on flame. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add black gram daal, curry leaves, split green chillies, cashew nuts bits. Fry for 1 minute. Then add bombay rava and stir well for 2 – 3 minutes. Pour about 2 cups of hot water. Add sugar and salt. Turn over. Cook on low flame, under cover till water evaporates. Remove from flame. Chopped onion, capsicum, green peas can be added to the seasoning if desired.

SHEERA
Ingredients: 

1 cup bombay rava, 1 cup sugar, half cup ghee, 1 tsp cardamom powder 1 pinch saffron, a few raisins
Method: 

Boil about 2 cups of water in a vessel & keep aside. Roast rava with ghee in a frying pan. Add boiling water & turn over till the rava becomes soft. Add sugar and raisins. Continue turning over for another few minutes, adding saffron stir milk. Mix cardamom powder and remove from flame. Garnish with fried cashew nuts and raisins.

Oat's Upma

Oat's Upma - Anagha Kulkarni 

Grind oats and fry them adding very little oil. In another pan add some oil, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida powder. Add some peanuts, cut onions, Cauliflower, carrots, Caosicum etc. When veg. are done, add oats and very little water. Add salt and a spoon sugar for taste. Squeeze lemon and garnish with coconut & Coriander.