Heat a pan, add peanuts. With constant stirring roast them till they shed the skin. Transfer over a plate. As it cools down, peel off the skin. Next add oil and both the lentils. Saute till they slightly change color.

Followed by lentils, add cashews. Saute till it turns little brown. Transfer them and next add mustard and cumin seeds. As they start sizzling throw in chopped green chillies and ginger. Saute till they are done.

Next add rava to the pan, with constant stirring roast it for at least 5 minutes. When the rava becomes aromatic, add salt and turmeric powder. Saute for few more seconds and switch off.

Next in a wide bowl, take all the roasted ingredients like cashews, peanuts, lentils and rava. Mix them thouroughly. Let this mix cool down completely. Then store it in a glass container with lid closed.

Instant rava upma mix is ready. You can prepare upma in just 5 minutes.

In order to make upma out of this mix, Boil 1 cup of water and include 1/2 cup of this instant mix. Stir and let it cook for 5 minutes. Switch off and relish instant breakfast.

Since this instant mix is used for longer storage, ensure all the ingredients are roasted well. Especially chillies and ginger.

Before storing the instant mix in a container, let it cool down completely. You can even let it overnight for cooling.

Use glass container for storage instead of plastic ones.

To prepare upma instantly, use double the quantity of water. i.e instant mix to water ratio is 1:2.

If you want, you can add cooked veggies like peas and carrots when you boil water.

Squeeze in some lemon at the end for the enhanced taste of upma.

You can store this mix for as long as 3 months in a glass jar.