This traditional dish involves cooking roasted rava in water that has been flavored by ghee/oil, cashews, urad dal (lentils), chana dal (husked chickpeas), onion, ginger and additional herbs and spices. Sugar can be added for a mildly sweet and savory dish. Upma, Uppumavu or Uppittu is a dish originating from the Indian subcontinent, most common in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtrian and Sri Lankan Tamil breakfast, cooked as a thick porridge from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour.