Upma is a savoury dish which can be made using sooji / semolina. Lots of veggies are added to it for a nice crunch. This makes a perfect dish to serve for breakfast / snack.
SERVES : 2 - 3
INGREDIENTS
1 cup sooji / semolina
1 onion
1 carrot
1/4 cup green peas
2 green chillies
1/2 tsp chopped ginger
Few curry leaves
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Few cashews
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Salt to taste
2 tbsp oil of your choice
1 tsp ghee
METHOD
Finely chop carrots, green chillies, ginger and coriander leaves.
Dry roast semolina /sooji in a frying pan on low to medium heat until crunchy. Keep stirring often for even roasting don't brown it too much. Remove and keep aside.
In the frying pan add 1 tsp oil and stir fry broken cashews. Keep aside for garnishing.
In the same pan heat oil add mustard seeds, chopped ginger, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute them.
Add onions and fry them till transparent.
Add peas and carrots. Stir and cook covered until slightly tender.
Add 4 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
Slowly add roasted sooji and continue stirring it till all the water gets absorbed.
Add few spoons of ghee / olive oil and chopped coriander leaves.
Cover and cook for 4-5 mins.
Garnish with stir fried cashews.
Serve hot with some pickle or as it is.
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