A light home upma is only about 190 kcal a bowl. But two or three spoons of oil in the tempering can push the same bowl past 400 kcal - rava is light, the oil decides.
12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Upma is a south Indian breakfast made from rava (semolina). It looks soft, fluffy and healthy. But there is a hidden switch: the tempering oil. A small spoon of oil keeps it light. A big shiny pool of oil turns it into a heavy trap. Let us see where the calories really come from.
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