MASALA VEGETABLE UPPIT/UPMA

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Masala Vegetable Uppit/Upma

Rava (coarse/Bansi) 2 cups
Boiled water 5 cups
Onions 2 no.
Tomatoes 2 no.
mixed vegies 1 cup
GingerGarlic paste 1 tbspn
chopped green chillies 2 tbspn
chopped coriander
powdered cloves 3,cinnamon1inch 2 tspn
Red chilli powder 1 tspn
mustard 2 tspn
Turmeric 1/4 tspn
oil for frying and seaoning
few curry leaves
Half lemon juice
roasted cashewnuts handful

1. Take kadai pour 4 tbspn of oil ,heat and then fry Rava till brown. Remove fried rava keep aside.
2. keep same kadai put 2 tbspn oil ,add mustard - let it splatter, add powdered cloves and cinnamon, ginger garlic paste - fry ,add onions ,curry leaves and green chillies - fry till transculent,then tomatoes- fry, vegetables - fry, add chilli powder ,salt as per taste ,mix well for 2 minutes .
3. Add boiling water to this ,once it starts bubble boil, turn to sim flame, add roasted rava to this slowly ,mix well so no lump is formed. close the lid for 8-10 minutes and check if its cooked, turn off . Add lime juice and mix.
4. Garnish with coriander and roasted cashewnuts.

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