Description

The label here is doing something unusual, naming Bombay rava and upma in the same breath, when most shelves treat those as two different cuts. What the mill means is a middle grade that will do either.

In practice that suits anyone who does not want two bags of sooji in the cupboard. Upma from it comes out slightly softer than from a proper coarse cut, and halwa slightly grainier than from a proper fine one, and both are perfectly good. It is the compromise bag.

Is Bombay rava fine or coarse? Usually fine, which is what makes this label confusing, since upma normally wants coarse. Treat this as a middle grade that does both jobs adequately rather than either one perfectly.

Should I buy this or two separate bags? One bag if the cupboard is small and you cook both occasionally. Two if you make upma weekly or halwa often, because a dedicated cut is noticeably better at its own job.

For a dedicated fine cut, Annam Bombay rava at a kilo is the one to take, and the whole rava aisle here runs from idly rava to fine sooji. Vegetarian. Keep it sealed and dry, and look through the pack before you use it, because rava draws weevils faster than flour does. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.