Tag: Bombay Rava

Upma, is a staple South Indian Breakfast item that is loved to be hated in households by children, has won US $1,00,000.

Another variation is this.

Have three table spoons of Gingelly /Sunflower oil heated in a pan.

Have chopped green chilies(2) ,about 10 pieces of Curry leafs dropped into the oil.

While these make a hissing noise,Add 1 Teaspoon of Bengal Gram and a teaspoon of mustard.

Before the mustard breaks down with a noise, add three and a half measures of water and add two pinches of Turmeric powder.

Add salt to taste and a pinch of Asafoetida.

As soon as the water boils with bubbles at all the sides of the vessel, gradually add a measure of Bombay Rava-a form of Semolina-to the water-ensure that the mixture is stirred continuously for about two minutes to avoid formation of lumps.

Keep watching, when the mixture is  is of consistent nature add a teaspoon of Coconut oil.

Remove from the pan after two minute.

This may be worth more than $ 1,00,000.

Cardoz divided the judges with his inclusion of the simple Upma in his meal, but ‘in the end, (he) impressed because of the spice and passion that infused his final meal of the season,’ said The Wall Street Journal.

‘The three-course feast also featured a rice-crusted snapper in a fennel-laced broth and a reinterpreted version of a Malaysian beef stew. Our guess is that Cardoz won by doing exactly what he does at Tabla — that is, honouring his Indian gastronomic roots and finding a way to reinvent his native cuisine at the same time.’

The Mumbai-born chef pledged his $100,000 (about Rs 45 lakh) prize money to the Young Scientist Cancer Research Fund at New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine.