Rice Ravva Upma
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Today I’m blogging a very simple, wholesome, healthy tiffin recipe which can be made in a jiffy and can be eaten for breakfast, brunch or dinner as it makes a complete meal by itself. Made from coarsely ground rice, rice ravva (biyyam ravva/uppudu pindi), this recipe can be prepared with vegetables like carrots, potatoes, beans, green peas, onions and even chick peas. The traditional tiffin, upma, is usually prepared from semolina or cream of wheat but then upma is so versatile that it can be prepared with broken wheat, coarsely ground rice ravva, bread, vermicilli, sago, beaten rice flakes, oats, couscous and even pasta.
Need to prepare dinner in less than 30 minutes? Don’t have any veggies in your refrigerator, don’t worry. Rice ravva upma can be prepared without vegetables too. All you need are spices like mustard seeds, cumin, bengal gram, black gram dal, green chillis, ginger, rice, salt and water to prepare it.
Loaded with vegetables or without them, upma tastes great with just the seasoning of spices and its flavor is greatly enhanced with the use of curry leaves and ghee (clarified butter). What I love about ravva upma is its simplicity and great taste. I’m surprised that many fringe at the thought of eating upma. I, for one enjoy a hearty tiffin like upma which can be served with pickle/chutney of your choice or with just a dash of lime.
Rice Ravva Upma Recipe
Prep & Cooking Time: 20-30 mts
Serves 6-8 persons
Cuisine: South Indian
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2 cups rice ravva
1 finely sliced onion
3-4 slit green chillis
1″ ginger finely chopped
1 cup chopped vegetables (carrots, beans, peas, cauliflower and potatoes)
1 1/2 tbsp ghee
8-10 cashewnuts or roasted peanuts(optional)
5 cups water
salt
1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
For seasoning:
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp bengal gram
1 tbsp black gram dal
2 dry red chillies (optional)
1 sprig curry leaves
1 Heat oil or ghee in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the cumin, bengal gram, black gram, cashewnuts and curry leaves and saute them till the dals turn slightly brown and a nice aroma emanates the kitchen.
2 Add the sliced onions, green chillis and ginger and saute for 2 mts.
3 Add the chopped vegetables and saute on medium heat for 2-3 mts. Add salt and water and bring to a boil and let the vegetables cook in the water for 3-4 mts before adding the rice ravva.
4 Now, reduce heat and slowly add the rice ravva to the water and mix it continuously so that lumps don’t form and it combines well with the water.
5 Combine well till it forms a gooey paste.
6 Reduce heat and cover with lid and let it cook for 10-12 mts. Turn off heat and mix in the lemon juice.
7 Serve hot with chutney or pickle of your choice
Note:
You can use oil instead of ghee. Rice ravva upma requires more water to cook than semolina upma and the ratio is 1:2 1/2, i.e 1 cup rice ravva requires 2 1/2 cups of water to cook. For a more gooey paste add more water. You need to use some pressure while mixing the upma as it forms a hard lump unlike semolina upma which is more soft and easy to combine. Traditional semolina upma doesnt call for the use of cumin seeds but rice ravva upma tastes good with cumin, so don’t omit cumin. You can also use asafoetida (hing/inguva) during tempering process. For more variation, garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
By sailu • Dec 5th, 2006 • Category: All Recipes, Breakfast Recipes, Flour Recipes, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins, South Indian Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
Hi Sailu, I am so glad you are back:)
Rice Upma looks great.I make it the same way but with Rava.I will try with crushed rice rava.It’s a comfort food indeed,with pickle and some yoghurt,YUM!!!
happy to see u back Sailu.
Hi Sailu,
Nice recipe. Long time I am missing the vazhai ilai, (plaintain leaf).What a homely look!
Hi Sailu
upuma is suppose to b one of the simple recipe
simple to cook as well simple to see
but ur recipe looks lovely n love to eat it frm the screen itself
Hi Sailu,
I haven’t eaten rice upma directly very often, kaani undralla chestharu amma, upma ni steam chesi. Will try making the upma sometime 
Great to have you back and hope to see you more often
I don’t like upma much,…. when I was child I always troubled my mom in this case. Even now I seldom eat, but ur presentation is mouth watering. Presentation makes a great difference. Typical Andhra presentation….arati aku, lemon n upma,… I liked it.
Hi Sailu,
I’ve been waiting eagerly to see your posts for the last few days. Not a day passes when I don’t see your blog. Rice ravva upma is really great. That’s a great picture. I’m Lovin it
Hai Sailu!!
I used to visit u’r website everyday to see any updates and wondered whats happening? u know!!
I try to make u’r recipes every weekend!!
So nice to see u up and running!!!!
Padmaja
Glad you’re back! Food looks delicious as usual.
Paz
Good to see you back Sailu. I thought you were taking a break.
Upma looks scrumptious. Beautiful pictures as usual.
Nice recipe… my mom makes yum yum upma with rice ravva.
Hi Sailu
Nice recipe. Reminded me of my childhood when my mom used to make this as a snack.
Hi Sailu,
Nice to see u back.. I make this upma weekly once,but without onion..Thanks for sharing
Hi Sailu…We call this as UPPIDIPINDI…and usually my grand grand mother use to prepare it as dinner everyday…and that continues with my grand mother tooo…while we prepare once in a week and we dont use any vegetables in it..we will have ullipayapulusu, kandipodi (gunpowder) and also magaya chutney (pickled mango chutney mixed in yogurt)…anywayz chk out my version…and the recipe of ur’s is quiet interesting !!! Will sure try this one tooo….thnx for sharing!! Am a regular visitor to ur site…:)
Hi sailaja,just trying to see if this comment gets posted.
Hi Sailu,
Good to see you back, never heard of a rice ravva upma. Will surely give it a try.
Nice to see u back Sailaja. I had prepared rice rava upma few days back, my recipe was different. Your version looks very delicious.
Yummy!! looks absolutely divine…haven’t tried these things in a long time, I already know what I am making for breakfast this weekend
hi Shailu:
Beautiful presentation …man the banana leaf background looks soo very authentic.Thanx for sharing and by the way i am first time visitor to your blog and must say u have a beautiful blog with very nice recipies in here
Cheers
seema
I got a link to ur rava upma recipe on Aayis Recipes. Nice pictures and cool features allover the site. Listened to the podcast too.
Yelcome Yelcome Yelcome. Hullooo hullooo hulloo… Yay !!!! Sailu is back.. Missed you soooooooooooooooooo much.
Now let me read the posts and comment. Will be back in a jiffy.