Upma

Quick, easy, healthy & delicious!! what else one needs in the morning!!! One of the staple breakfast dish of India. Loved by everyone. 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Rawa / Sooji (Semolina)

• 1/4th cup blanched Green Peas

• 1 Onion finely chopped

• 4nos. Green Chillies

• 1 Tomato finely chopped

• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (Rai)

• 1/4th tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 

• 2 tsp Chana Dal (Bengal Gram)

• 2 tsp Urad Dal (Split black gram skinless)

• 6-7 Curry Leaves

• 1 Dry Red Chilly

• Salt to taste

• 1 tsp of Sugar

• 3 cups Water

• 1 tbsp Ghee / Oil

• 2 tbsp Grated Coconut & Coriander Leaves (Optional)

Method:

• Dry roast rawa / sooji till its colour changes to light brown and nice aroma starts coming.

• In a pan add ghee & mustard seeds. When mustard seeds begins to crackle add cumin seeds, dry red chilly, chana dal, urad dal, green chilles & curry leaves. Saute these dals for a minute till they turn light brown in colour.

• Add chopped onions and cook till onions are translucent. Add tomatoes and mix well. Cook onion and tomatoes till they are tender.

• Now add 3 cups of water, blanched green peas, salt & sugar and bring this water to boil. Addition of sugar enhances the taste of the upma.

• As the water comes to boil slowly add the roasted rawa (semolina) and mix it continously so that no lumps are formed.

• Cover the lid and cook the rawa on steam for about 10mins. Keep stirring in between.

• Upma is ready.

• Garnish upma with grated fresh coconut & coriander leaves (optional).

• Serve hot as it is or with coconut chutney or pickle.