Rava Upma

This is one dish a girl in South India learns first. Supposedly included in some basic cooking that the girl is supposed to know :-) I am an exception. I have managed to learn to make good Upma after 7yrs of marriage, from my mother-in-law.

Ingredients:
Roasted Rava: 2 cups
Chopped carrots half cup
Chopped beans half cup
Onion: 2 no.s chopped
Ginger- ½ inch, finely chopped
Tomato: 2 medium sized chopped
Green chillies: 2-3 no.s
Water: 5 cups
Oil: 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric: a pinch
Jeera & Mustard for seasoning
Curry leaves & Coriander leaves chopped

Method:
Heat oil in a kadai, add jeera & mustard. Let it splutter, then add green chillies, ginger, Curry leaves & Onion. Once the onion is cooked, add carrot. Let it cook for a while. Then add beans and let it cook. Add Tomato into this. Once all the vegetables are cooked, add turmeric & salt. To this mixture, add 5 cups of water. Once this comes to a boil, slowly start putting in the Roasted Rava/ sooji. Ensure that you are constantly stirring at the time of putting in the Rava. This is done to avoid any lump formation. Once 2 cups of Rava has gone in, mix well and cover the upma with a lid for about 5-10 mins on low flame, till the rava fluffs up/ is cooked. Once its cooked, garnish with Coriander leaves. Serve hot.