Instant Rava Upma mix is a breakfast pre-mix that can be prepared and stored beforehand. Whenever you feel like making it, mix the desired quantity of this mixture with boiling water and hot steaming upma will be ready in 10 minutes.
This breakfast pre-mix is useful for people who are always in rush in morning and have absolutely no time to prepare breakfast. It has been published in many reputed health magazines and journals that how breakfast is most important meal of the day as it helps in stabilising our sugar levels, kick start our metabolism and regeneration of brain cells etc.
The upma premix recipe is:
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Easy & quick to make
- Great for carrying while travelling
Many of us want to have a hearty breakfast however don’t have the much needed time to prepare it. With this instant upma mix you can prepare breakfast in just few minutes. Just some prior preparation on your off-days or weekend and all you have to do in morning is to boil water (not joking) & your breakfast will be ready!!
For office going people this mix can be very handy as you can add upma mix in an airtight container, add boiling water to it and put on the lid for 10 minutes. In morning when every minute is counting, these 10 minutes can be utilised in travelling or finishing up other morning chores.
This Instant Upma mix recipe is also helpful for bachelors or students who don’t know or don’t have time for cooking. You can even prepare this breakfast mix, pack it in an air-tight container and hand it over to your kids when they are heading towards hostel.
I have lived in hostel for four years and such home made instant mixes used to be my saviour on most of the days. Those who have lived in hostels can totally understand how food cravings are a part of that life.
Preparing this Instant Rava Upma mix is really very easy. Just a handful of ingredients, little bit of cooking and your mix is ready. I have added dried vegetables and onion powder but it is optional. You can still prepare your upma mix without them.
I personally like to add them as we travel a lot and finding vegetarian food becomes a big hassle. The spices can be adjusted as per one’s taste, especially when you are making it for children, feel free to omit red chilli powder or green chillies.
Hope you would like this post of Instant Rava Upma Mix recipe. You might also like to try this Poha breakfast pre-mix recipe.
More recipes with rava or sooji:
Ingredients:
- Semolina / Rava (Sooji)- 2 cups
- Cooking Oil- 4 tsp
- Mustard Seeds (Rai)- 2 tsp
- Curry Leaves- 10 to12
- Ginger Paste- 1 + 1/2 tsp
- Green Chillies (chopped)- 2
- Urad Dal- 1 + 1/2 tbsp
- Chana Dal- 1 + 1/2 tbsp
- Peanuts- 10 to 15
- Turmeric- 1/4 tsp
- Chilli Powder- 1/2 tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp (to taste)
- Dried vegetable- 1/4 cup (optional)
- Onion Powder-1/2 tsp (optional)
Directions:
Step 1:
Heat oil in a non stick or heavy bottomed pan. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, chopped green chillies & ginger paste to it. Stir for few seconds.
Step 2:
Add peanuts, chana dal, urad dal, turmeric powder and red chilli powder to it. Let all the ingredients get roasted properly. Dal grain should turn slightly golden brown in colour. Once cooked properly, transfer this mixture on a plate. Keep it aside.
Step 3:
In the same pan, add rava or sooji. On medium heart start roasting it. Add dried vegetables (optional) and onion powder to it after 2 minutes. Keep stirring it in between as we want the rava to be roasted evenly. It should become slightly off-white or yellowish in colour and release a mild aroma.
Step 4:
Once rava is roasted properly, add the nuts & lentils mixture (which we kept aside in step 2) and salt to it.
Give it a good stir and switch off the flame. Let the instant upma mixture cool down in the pan itself.
How to store Upma Mix
Once the mixture is cooled completely, transfer it in an airtight container and store it in fridge. If you are travelling somewhere, then feel free to carry it with you as the mixture stays good for at least one month. Please take care not to use wet spoons while handling the mixture.
I use these resealable Zipouch for storing my breakfast mixes. It is useful for storing other food items also like dry fruits, mango pulp or flavoured ice cubes in freezer.
Preparation Method:
There are two ways you can use this mixture. In first method, we prepare the upma in a bowl or container (perfect for travelling). The second way is to make it in a pan (traditional method). Both are explained below:
1. Take any heat resistant ceramic or glass container with lid. Take 1/2 cup of upma mix in that bowl.
2. Add 1 & 1/2 cups hot boiling water to it.
3. Close its lid for 10 minutes. (Feel free to finish up your other work while your upma is getting ready)
4. After 10 minutes, open the lid. Delicious upma is ready.
Method II: Other method is to saute onion or fresh veggies of your choice in a pan. Then add this upma mix and water to it. For every 1 cup upma mixture you will require approx 3 cups of water. Mix well. Cove with lid and simmer till the water is absorbed by semolina.
Sprinkle some fresh lemon juice or chopped coriander on top. Enjoy hot steaming upma anytime and that too in just few minutes. Bon Appetit!!
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Thank you Jandyersen 🙂
Can we do any kind of upma in this process…??