Masala Upma

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 3 people

Categories: Upma

Ingredients

  • Normal rava/semolina: 3 cups
  • Vegetables of your choice: 1 cup chopped (I normally add carrots, french beans, peas, potato)
  • Tomato: 2 medium sized
  • Onion: 1 no(optional)
  • Green chilli: 2 nos
  • Water: 6 cups
  • Ghee/Clarified butter: 1 tsp
  • Oil: 2-3 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal: 2 tsp
  • Channa dal: 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder: a big pinch
  • Rasam powder: 1.5 tsp (MTR rasam powder would taste great too)
  • Curry leaves: 1 string
  • Grated coconut: 3 tbsp
  • Salt: According to taste
  • Sugar: 1 tbsp (adjust according to your needs)
  • Lemon juice: 1 to 1.5 tbsp (adjust according to your family needs)
  • Coriander leaves: 3 tbsp (finely chopped)

Directions

  1. Heat ghee in a wok & when ghee is warm, add semolina to it. Roast the semolina on a low/medium heat for 5-8 minutes or until the semolina turned golden & aroma fills the house. Keep the semolina aside.

  2. Cook the mixed vegetables in a cup of water until soft & yet crunchy.

  3. Meantime, boil the water.

  4. Heat oil in a broad pan & start the tempering process. Start with mustard, followed by cumin, urad dal, channa dal & fry till dals turns golden brown. Throw in the green chilli, curry leaves, onion & saute until onions turn translucent. Add tomato & cook for a minute or two. Add the cooked vegetables & saute it again.Add the rasam powder, turmeric & mix them.

  5. Pour in the boiling or hot water to the pan.

  6. Add salt, sugar & allow the water to boil again. When water starts bubbling, reduce the heat.

  7. Now carefully, add the semolina to the boiling water. Keep stirring to ensure no lumps are formed. (Keep the semolina in a big plate. Take the plate in one of your hands, carefully start dropping the semolina to the boiling water & keep stirring the water using the other hand). Close the lid & reduce the heat. Let the semolina get cooked for 1 to 2 mins.

  8. Open the lid & mix well.

  9. Add the lemon juice, coriander leaves & coconut. Mix again & serve it h

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