Rava Upma

Vegetables: Potato 1, Onion 1/2 Small pieces (Or only 1 Beetroot for beetroot upma)
Rava (Cream of the wheat) - 1-2 cups
Chana dal 1tsp
Urad dal 1tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Ginger - chopped 1/4 tsp
Green chillies - 2 small or 1 medium
Edible Oil (Olive or sesame or any cooking oil)
Ghee
Curry leaves (Karuva pulla)
Salt to taste


Procedure:
--Heat oil in Pan
--Add Chana dal, urad dal and mustard seeds and cook until the mustard seeds start popping
-Add chopped ginger and green chilli peppers
-Add chopped vegetables and cook in low medium heat for 5 mins (until semi cooked)
-Add curry leaves
--Add several cups of water, and add salt (you should add 3-4 measures of water for 1 measures of rava that you plan to cook, for arusi upma you need more water)
--Boil the contents in medium heat until the vegetables are fully cooked
--Add rava gradually to the water stirring continously (if you add suddenly, upma will form lumps)
--stir well till cooked (2-3 mins)
--Add ghee (clarified butter) Cover the pan and cook in low flame for 2-3 mins
--Leave pan covered for sometime

Serve hot with Chutney

Variations: Beet root upma, dry upma, arusi upma (rice upma)