Upma

Upma is one of the south -Indian famous breakfast. It is very easy to cook , Very healthy and nutritious if we add all the vegetables in it. good combination along with allam pachadi.

Ingredients:

• Rava / Sooji (Semolina)  - 1 cup
• Ginger chopped  - 1 inch (chopped)
• Onion – 1 medium (finely chopped)
• Green Chillies – 3 ( cut round wise)
• Potato  -1 chopped into small cubes 
• Carrot – 1 chopped(optional)
• Green Peas frozen or fresh  - ¼ cup
• Mustard Seeds /Avalu – 1 tsp
• Urad Dal – 1 tsp
• Channa Dal – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Few curry leaves
• Few corianders leave (optional)
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice to taste

Method:

• Heat a heavy bottomed vessel with little ghee in it and roast the rava in a medium –low flame and continuously stir it with a spatula till light brown colour and remove from flame and set aside.
• Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, channa dal, and urad dal and curry leaves to it and let them crackle and splutter up.
• Add onion, ginger and green chillies and sauté for 2-3 minutes / till onions becomes transparent; now add all the vegetables, and salt to taste, and let them cook till tender soft by covering it with a lid.
• Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it simmer on low heat until the vegetables are done.
• Add the roasted   rava to it stirring constantly till it becomes little thick and without forming any lumps. Cook for 2- 3 mins and turn off the heat.
• Squeeze the lemon juice and add it to the upma (if desired).
• Serve hot garnished with cashews and coriander leaves.