Upma

Upma Recipe

Ingredients :

1. Sooji – 250 gms
2. Ginger – ½ inch piece
3. Green chilies – 2
4. Dried red chilies – 2
5. Curry leaves – a few
6. Coriander leaves – a few sprigs
7. Lemon juice – 2 tsp
8. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
9. Onion – 1
10. Grated coconut, optional – 1 tsp
11. Water – 2 ½ cups
12. Oil – 2 tsp
13. Salt to taste

Method :

• Roast the sooji in a pan without oil, till they become light brown in color.
• Chop the ginger and coriander leaves finely.
• Slit the green chilies into half.
• In a pan, heat the oil.
• Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
• Add the chopped ginger, chilies, and curry leaves.
• Stir for some time and then add the onions.
• Fry till the onions become pink in color.
• Now pour water in the pan and let it boil.
• Add salt.
• When the water boils, lower the flame.
• Slowly add the roasted sooji, till all the water evaporates. Add lemon juice.
• Garnish with coriander and grated coconut.