Kerala Upma
Kerala Upma is a Kerala Indian breakfast dish made with semolina, onion, ginger, green chilies and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 20 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~300 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Kerala (Indian)
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Ingredients
What goes into Kerala Upma. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Semolina (rava)
- Onion
- Ginger
- Green chilies
- Curry leaves
- Mustard seeds
- Cashews
- Coconut oil
- Water
- Salt
Method
- 1Dry roast semolina until fragrant; set aside.
- 2Heat coconut oil and temper mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- 3Add chopped onion, ginger, green chilies, and cashews; sauté until translucent.
- 4Add water and salt; bring to a rolling boil.
- 5Slowly add roasted semolina while stirring continuously.
- 6Cover and cook on low heat for 5-7 minutes.
- 7Fluff with a fork and serve hot.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
