UPMA

My most hated breakfast is upma,I don’t like upma much, some times if no option for breakfast then I prefer to make upma with vegetables,it can be served with mixture, yogurt and also with some spicy powder(chutney pudi).

INGREDIENTS

Semolina or rava 1 cup

Onion 1 small

Green chilli 3-4

Ginger ½ inch

Garlic 2 pods

Tomato 1 small

Beans 2-3

Carrot 1 small

Curry leaves 5-6

Coriander leaves 1 tbsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Roasted groundnuts 1 tbsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Heat skillet on medium flame and fry semolina or rava with 1tsp of oil lightly,stir frequently to avoid burnig,when u get nice fragnance of roasted semolina then remove it from the heat and allow it to cool.

Chop all the vegetables into small pieces.

Heat oil in skillet and add cumin,mustard seeds,curryleaves,ginger,garlic and

Greenchilli and fry it for 2-3 minutes,

Now add onion and fry till it turns to light pik in colour,then add all the vegetables and lastly add tomatoes and groundnuts and fry for 5 minutes.

Once the vegetables are fried add 2 cups or water and let it boil,

When water starts boiling lower the flame and add salt and stir

Now add roasted semolina slowly with one hand and stir it with another hand, so that no lumps are formed.

Mix it properly and cover it with lid and allow it to cook till all water is absorbed.

Sim your flame and allow it to cook for 5 minutes,

Put the flame off and let it stand for 5-10 minutes,

Now take off the lid add lemon juice and coriander leaves

Serve with mixture or curds.