Cabbage Uppittu or Upma

In most Madhwa houses, as I have mentioned several times in my posts onion is a big no no. On days when we are not supposed to eat rice, like when you fast in the night during Shravana Masa, or even every Thursday’s we make this Upma.

And, for a change, cabbage has many many health benefits. Finally, it is the most cheapest vegetable out there and full of costly nutrients. How about that?

To read more about what all nutrients cabbage has take a look here.

Health Benefits of Cabbage.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rava or Sooji or Rave
• 1 and 1/2 cups finely chopped cabbage.
• 4-5 green chillies.
• 2 tsp Vangibath powder(Opitonal)
• 1/4 fresh finely grated coconut
• 4-5 curry leaves finely chooped
• 3 tsp finely chopped cilantro
• Salt to taste
• sugar to taste
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp channa dal, 1 tsp urad dal, 1/2 tsp turmeric, pinch of hing for seasoning

Method:

First, in a non stick pan or any deep vessel fry the rava continuously until it turns golden brown. Make sure it doesn’t burn out. Transfer this onto a plate.

Next, add 5-6 tsp oil. When it is hot enough add all the seasoning ingredients one after another. Add green chillies and curry leaves also. Add the cabbage and 3 cups of water and cover. Let this boil until the cabbage is cooked. Now add the Vangibath powder, salt, sugar. Once this boils as well, slowly add the rava. While you are adding rava, make sure there are no lumps, so keep stirring continuously. It should look watery when you have added all the rava.

Now, cover the vessel, and cook on slow fire for another 15-20 minutes, once the rava is cooked, add coconut, finely chopped cilantro and lemon juice.

Serve with chatnipudi and yoghurt. Enjoy.