Sooji Upma

Sooji upma is a very commonly made South Indian breakfast.

Here's the recipe :

Ingredients:

• Sooji ( Semolina ) - 1 cup
• Water - 2-3 cups
• Chopped Onions - 1 small
• Vegetables - 1/4 cup ( Peas, Chopped Carrots, beans or cauliflower )
• Curry leaves - few
• Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbsp
• Chana Dal - 1tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Peanuts - few
• Cashew Nuts - few
• Chopped Ginger and garlic - 1 tbsp
• Green Chillies - 1-2
• Hing ( asafoetida) - a pinch
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Chopped Cilantro - for garnishing

Directions :

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add cumin seeds.
• Add peanuts and chana dal and cook in low flame till they change color to slight reddish brown.
• After the peanuts are cooked, add cashew nuts, urad dal and cook for just a minute till they turn slight brown in color.
• This is when you add chopped ginger and garlic, sliced green chillies and curry leaves.
• Add a pinch of hing for a wonderful South Indian flovour.
• Add chopped onions and saute them till they turn transparent.
• Add chopped vegetables and saute for a couple of minutes.
• Add water ( for 1 cup of sooji, add 2 or 2 1/2 cups of water ) , add salt and bring it to boil.
• Now add sooji to boiling water while stirring continuously to avoid formation of lumps.
• Cook till all the water is absorbed and then turn off the flame and cover the upma for a couple of minutes and let it rest.
• Garnish it with Chopped cilantro.

Serve it hot with coconut chutney or peanut chutney or sambar or pickle..

Enjoy !! :)