Vegetable upma
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 3 people
Categories: Upma
Ingredients
- Sooji(wheat rava) 1 cup
- Onion 1/2 cup
- Green peas , carrot, beans (cut into small pieces) 1/2 cup
- Tomato 1/4 cup
- Turmeric a pinch
- Mustard seeds 1/2 tea spn
- Urad daal(optional) 1/2 tea spn
- Asafoetida a pinch
- Oil/ghee 2 tea spns
- Sugar 1/2 tea spn
- Green chillies 2-3
- Curry leaves 4-5
- Coconut 1 tbl spn
- Coriander leaves 2-3 strands
- Salt
Directions
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Boil around 2 cups of water with carrot, beans and peas.
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Heat oil and add mustard, urad daal(optional). When mustard starts popping and urad daal turns slightly brownish, add curry leaves(cut the leaves into two to enhance the aroma). Add asafoetida, turmeric and green chillies. Add onion and fry till onions turn transparent.
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Now add sooji(rava) and fry on a low flame for around 6-7mins (take care not to burn the rava). Rava could be fried separately and added instead of frying it in peas mixture.
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Add salt, tomatoes and sugar, mix well.
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Transfer water along with vegetables to the rava mixture. Cover and cook till all water is absorbed. Mix well. Add coconut.
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Garnish with coriander leaves.
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Serve hot with or without sev.