Finger Millet (Ragi) Upma

Ingredients:
 
Finger millet flour -1 cup
Rice flour – 2 tbsp
Soaked Moong dal – ½ cup
Water – 2 cups 
Green chilly – 2
Ginger slices – 2 tsp
Jeera- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 4-5
Chana dal – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp 
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
 
Method of preparation:

1. Pan fry both flours together without oil until get good smell. keep it aside.
2. Heat ghee in pan add mustard seeds. When the seeds start popping, add jeera,chana dal, green chilli slices, curry leaves and ginger slices saute for 2 min.
3. Add soaked Moong dal, saute for 2min.
4. Add 2 cups of water, when it comes to a rolling boil, add rice and ragi flour carefully. stir continuously to avoid lumps. Cover and cook on medium flame for 2 min.
5. Before serving, dribble ghee on Upma.
6. Yummy upma is ready to eat with chutney or sambar.
7. This is the best breakfast for any one especially for diabetic patients.

Jowar /Jonna / Pearl Millet Upma

Ingredients:

Jonna ravva-1 cup
Chopped onions-1/4 cup
Green chilli-2
Curry leaves-7 or 8
Urad dal-1 tsp  
Oil-2 tbsp
Chana dal-1 tsp  
Water -2 cups
Mustard seeds-1 tsp  
Coriander leaves (chopped)-2 tbsp  
Jeera-1tsp  
Salt to taste
            

How to make Jonna ravva:

1.  First pan fry the jowar(pearl millet) without oil and cool them for some time.
2. Grind the jonnalu in mixer grinder for coarse powder like ravva.
3. Separate the fine powder from above coarse powder by sieving. Now we can use ravva for upma.

How to make Upma:

1. Heat the pan, add oil ,add urad dal, chana dal, mustard seeds,jeera,green chilli,  Curry  leaves and add chopped onions, saute for  2 mints.
2. Add 2 cups of water, boil them.
3. When it comes to rolling boil, add 1 cup of ravva, stir continuously to avoid lumps.
4. Cover the pan with lid and cook for some time to get good smell.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves. Now hot hot upma is ready to serve with chutney of Ur choice.