Upma

Date: 12/19/2009
By Sridevi Suvarna

Ingredients:

• 1 cup upma rava (fine semolina / sooji / cream of wheat)
• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp udad dal (minappappu)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 green chillis slit lengthwise
• 1" ginger finely chopped
• 1 small onion chopped
• 1 medium sized tomato chopped
• 10 curry leaves
• cilantro leaves
• salt to taste
• 1/3 tsp turmeric powder (haldi/pasupu)
• 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

Method:

• Heat the oil in a cooking dish
• Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter
• Now add the udad dal and on low heat , let it brown...approx 1 minute
• Now add the curry leaves, ginger, and green chillis
• Add the onion and fry till soft
• Add the tomatoes and fry till soft
• Add the coriander leaves and salt
• Add 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil
• Now slowly pour the upma rava and stir continuously to avoid lumps and mix well.
• Remove from fire and set aside for 5 minutes. You may add 1 tsp of lemon juice, if you like. It adds flavor to the upma
• Serve hot with some pickle