Godhumai Rava Upma - Wheat Rava Upma

I haven't heard of wheat rava until I got married. Even after that I was not aware of the recipe and I did not take interest in learning that too. Once my sis was telling me the benefits of this wheat rava and only then I was attracted towards it. Then I learnt the recipe from her and now it is one of the regular breakfast recipes in our home. Pressure cooking this makes the work much easier and faster!

Ingredients

Wheat Rava - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Green chilli - 1 or 2, slit lengthwise
Vegetable of your choice - carrot, beans, green peas(soaked), cabbage etc
Water - 2 cups
Salt, hing as per taste

To temper

Oil, mustard seeds, channa dal and curry leaves as per taste

Method

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, do the tempering and then add green chilli and then onion and saute until it turns translucent.
2. Then add all the vegetables one by one, saute for a minute. Add hing, salt and water and allow bring it to a boil. 
3. Then add the wheat rava, close the lid and pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for 2-3 mins. Once the pressure releases give a quick stir. Serve hot. 
4. This doesn't require any side dish, can be had as such. Also tastes good with coconut chutney or any pickle of your choice.

Nutritional Information

Wheat is a cereal grain. Whole wheat products have increased fiber and nutrients compared to their refined wheat counterparts. Fiber is essential to our health because it has shown to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease, lower blood cholesterol, control blood sugar levels and help relieve constipation. Whole wheat is rich in B vitamins, vitamin E and has less fat content. Also whole wheat is a very good source of  minerals like Manganese and Selenium. Hence when cooked along with the vegetables we get added nutrients

Wheat Dosa

Wheat dosa is one of the instant dosas you can prepare when you are in a hurry. I learnt this from my mom. She used to make it crispier like Rava dosas, ofcourse spooning some extra drops of oil. But I always prefer less oil, so I don't mind my dosas to be soft as they would still taste good. Soft or crisp is upto your choice..

Ingredients

Wheat flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup(optional)
Water - 4 cups approximately
Salt and hing as per taste

To Temper

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp (optional)
Curry leaves as per taste
Green chillies -2 finely chopped
Ginger - small piece finely chopped

Method

1. In a bowl mix together wheat flour and rice flour. Add salt and hing.
2. Add water little at a time and mix well so that there are no lumps. Use a whisk or egg beater for a better result.
3. Do the tempering and pour it into the dosa batter.The batter should be watery and thin for crispy dosas or you can prefer to keep it in medium spreading consistency, the dosas will not turn too crispy but still will taste good.
4. Heat a skillet and pour a ladle full of batter and cook on both sides drizzling few drops of oil.

** Reduce the quantity of water to 2 cups if you are planning to omit rice flour.

Nutritional Information

Wheat is a cereal grain. Whole wheat products have increased fiber and nutrients compared to their refined wheat counterparts. Fiber is essential to your health because it has shown to reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease, lower blood cholesterol, control blood sugar levels and help relieve constipation. Whole wheat is rich in B vitamins, vitamin E and only has approximately five percent fat. Also whole wheat is a very good source of minerals like Manganese and Selenium.