VEGETABLE UPMA

This is a nutritious and light evening or morning meal. It takes about 20 min to make. You can add any vegetables that are readily available at home. You need semolina to make this. Its a south Indian dish.

Ingredients:

1 glass of Semolina
1/2 cup of chopped vegetables (carrots, beans, peas, corn pieces)
4-5 curry leaves
1 green chilli or red chilli
Salt to taste
1 large onion chopped (optional)
Water
2 tbsp of oil

For Tadaka:

1 tsp of mustard seeds
1 tsp of urad dhal
1 tsp of channa dhal
Hing powder (if you are not using onion)

Method:

1) In a pan, add one tbsp of oil and add the rava or semolina. Fry it by stirring gently for about 5 min until the semolina turns light brown.
2) Place the fried semolina aside in a plate for cooling.
3) In the same pan, add 1 tbsp of oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal, channa dhal.
4) Once the mustard seeds sputter, add the chilli and the vegetables. In case you add onion add the onion and chilli. Fry the onion until golden brown and then add the vegetables. Cook the vegetables for 5-10 min on low flame until they are half cooked.
5) Add water (1 1/2 glass of water for 1 glass of Semolina) and salt.
6) When the water just starts to boil, add the rava little by little and keep stirring so that lumps are not formed.
7) Turn down the flame to the lowest, cover the dish and let it cook for 5 min.
8) Add the curry leaves and your upma is ready to be served with chutney or pickle. Serve it hot for it to taste the best.

Your yummy upma is ready!

Rema