Take 1 cup rava, finely chop 1 medium-sized onion, 1 to 2 green chillies and some coriander leaves. Also take 8 to 10 curry leaves, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal.

Heat a pan or kadhai first. Add the 1 cup rava or cream of wheat Begin to roast the r ava. Stir often while roasting the rava. The rava or sooji grains should become fragrant and start to look dry, separate and crisp. Don’t brown the rava.

Once the rava becomes fragrant and starts to look dry and crisp, then switch off the flame and add the roasted rava in a plate and keep aside In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee or oil.

Add 1 tsp mustard seeds. When you hear the crackling sound of mustard seeds, it means they are getting fried  now add the ½ tsp cumin seeds along with 1 tsp chana dal and 1 tsp urad dal.

Fry till the chana dal and urad dal begins to brown a bit. Immediately then add cashews and begin to fry 12. Now add the finely chopped onions. Saute the onions till they become translucent. Then add the chopped green chilli, ginger and curry leaves. Stir & saute for a minute. Then add 2.5 cups water to this mixture.Report this add
Add salt as required. Then add sugar. Sugar is optional and you can skip it. We prefer

A slight sweet taste in the upma and hence we add it. Stir well. on a medium to high flame, heat the water and let it come to a rolling boiling. when the water comes to a rolling boil, lower the flame to its lowest. Then add the rava in 4 to 5 batches with a spoon. Once you add the rava, stir immediately. Then add the next batch of rava. Stir again.This way keep on adding and stirring the rava up

To the last batch  Quickly stir and mix very well. The rava grains absorb water and thus swell and get cooked  Cover and allow the rava upma to steam for 2 minutes on the low flame.. Then switch off the flame. Here the rava is cooked and the upma is ready. Garnish coriander leaves.