Rava Upma

This hot-favorite breakfast food originally from the south can be eaten for breakfast, brunch/snack.


Ingredients | Serves 4

200 Gms | Rava
1 | Onion
1 | Tomato (optional)
4 | Green Chillies
3 Tsp | Ghee
2 Tsp | Oil
1 | Carrot finely chopped (optional)
6 | Beans finely chopped (optional)
Curry Leaves, Salt

Roast the rava in a pan till it turns light brown and keep aside. Place 1 liter of water to boil. In the mean time, heat oil & ghee in a kadai - add the finely chopped onions, curry leaves, beans, carrot and cut green chillies. Add 1/4 tsp of salt. Fry till the onions turn golden brown and then add the finely chopped tomato. When the tomato is cooked, add about 750 ml of boiling water. Add salt to taste. Add the rava little at a time constantly stirring to prevent the formation of lumps. If the quantity of water in the mixture during stirring is insufficient, then add some more boiling (not cold/normal) water and stir. Simmer and cook with lid for 5 to 7 minutes.Add fried cashew nuts if desired. Rava upma is ready!

Consistency of upma depends on the amount of water added. If preferred thick and sticky, then you will have to add more water. If you like it soft and powdery, then it can be achieved by increasing the quantity of ghee/oil and avoiding more water initially. 

Always keep hot water handy to add in incase the water is insufficient.

Pepper Mutton

"Spicy, Juicy, Delectable"........that's pepper mutton! And to top it, its the most easiest, fastest non-vegetarian dish to prepare. Unlike chicken, mutton has a strong rich taste. So my effort always is to only enhance this taste than to mask it.


Ingredients | Servers 5/6
1kg | Mutton
6 Tsp | Pepper coarsely ground
1/4 Tsp | Turmeric powder
4 | Onions
Salt & Oil

Heat 4 Tsp oil in a pressure cooker. Add the chopped and cleaned mutton along with some salt and turmeric. Mix it well. Now add pepper powder and leave the mutton to cook on medium flame for 10 minutes placing the lid (not firmly). As mutton tends to leave considerable amount of water, adding water is not needed. If water from the meat is not enough for pressure cooking, then add 50ml of water. Pressure cook the meat for 3 whistles. Once done, add the sliced onions to the cooked meat. Keep stirring frequently till the water evaporates.
Pepper mutton is ready to be savored.