Ingredients :
rava – 2cups
½ onion (cut lengthwise)
Slit green chillies (adjust as per taste) -4
1″ ginger piece (minced) (Optional)
2 tbsp oil & 2tbsp ghee
4 cups water
Salt to taste
few coriander leaves (roughly chopped)

For Seasoning:

• 1/4 tsp- mustard seeds & Jeera
• 1/4 tsp urad dal 
• 1 tsp channa dal 
• 10 cashewnuts
• few curry leaves
• 2 red chillies

Preperation :

• Heat 1tbsp Ghee in a cooking vessel and dry roast the rava till golden brown colour on low heat.  This will take 4-5 min.
• Remove from heat and keep it aside. 
• Heat remaining ghee and oil in the cooking vessel. 
• Add mustard seeds and jeera. 
• When they start to splutter add remaining seasoning ingredients. 
• Saut’e till they turn into golden yellow colour. 
• Add onion, green chillies and minced ginger and cook till the onions turn transparent. 
• Now add 4 cups of water, coriander leaves and cover it with a lid. 
• When the water starts to boiling add rava slowly in continuous flow while stirring so that it combines well with water without formaing lumps. Stir it for 2 minutes and cover it with lid for 5.  Stir it and cook  for another 4-5 minutes or till its done.
• Switch of the stove and serve hot ravva upma with coconut chutney or lemon pickle.