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Friday, May 21, 2010

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 !! :)

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