**The Easiest Lunchbox Recipe with Hidden Protein Goodness**
- Rava (Semolina or Sooji) - 1 cup
- Boiled water - 1/2 cup
- Salt- To taste (or 2 tsps.)
- Cashews- 4 or 5 (halved or whole)
- Raisins- A handful
- Milk- 2 tbs
- Sugar/ Honey- 2 tbsps.
- Oil/ Ghee- 1/2 tsp.
- Onion powder- A dash/ 1/2 tsp.
- Ginger pwder/ freshly grated- 1/2 tsp.
- Red chilli (dried)- 1
- Mustard seeds- 1 tsp.
- Curry leaves- A handful
- Applesauce- 1 tbsp
- Flax seed (powdered)- 1 tbsp.
- Roasted Hulled Hemp seeds- 1 tbsp.
* Recipe:
- In a frying pan or skillet, add 1/4 tsp. Ghee/ Oil and roast the nuts and raisins. Remove once browned. (Note: Raisins need less than a few seconds in the pan,, nuts take longer.)
- In the same pan, add the semolina/ rava and brown for a minute. (I usually roast it even though I buy roasted semolina, it adds more texture and flavor). Remove from pan once roasted.
- Add the remaining oil/ ghee and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, and red chilli.
- Add the onion powder, ginger powder and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the roasted rava and nuts back to the pan.
- Add the milk and the boiled water (**mixed with salt) gradually. Stir and lower flame while stirring to prevent clumping. Cover and cook for a minute.
- Check for salt and add more if necessary
- Add the applesauce, milled flax, roasted and hulled flax seeds (Optional step)
- For kids I usually add some sugar/ honey. (Optional step)
- To get a mushy texture, you can add 1 tbsp of milk extra. (Babies love playing a little with their food before eating it)
- To get a more dry upma, cook on low flame to dry up the pan.
* Serves: 4 people
- In the same pan, add the semolina/ rava and brown for a minute. (I usually roast it even though I buy roasted semolina, it adds more texture and flavor). Remove from pan once roasted.
- Add the remaining oil/ ghee and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, and red chilli.
- Add the onion powder, ginger powder and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the roasted rava and nuts back to the pan.
- Add the milk and the boiled water (**mixed with salt) gradually. Stir and lower flame while stirring to prevent clumping. Cover and cook for a minute.
- Check for salt and add more if necessary
- Add the applesauce, milled flax, roasted and hulled flax seeds (Optional step)
- For kids I usually add some sugar/ honey. (Optional step)
- To get a mushy texture, you can add 1 tbsp of milk extra. (Babies love playing a little with their food before eating it)
- To get a more dry upma, cook on low flame to dry up the pan.
** ENJOY YOUR YUMMY CREATION **
* Serves: 4 people
* Note:
- Served best hot with ripe mashed banana.
- Cool completely and store in plastic or tupper-ware as a freezer meal for a busy morning. Just sprinkle some water and warm in microwave for 3 minutes. You totally nailed it!! ☺๐
* Abbreviations:
* tsp.- Teaspoon ** tbsp.- Tablespoon opt.- Optional
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