Name: Vegetable upma
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup semolina; 2 cups water; 1 medium size onion chopped; 2 green chillies chopped; 1 inch ginger chopped; 1 medium size carrot; 4-5 fresh French beans; Salt to taste; For seasoning:; 3 Tbsp spoons oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp black gram; 1 sprig curry leaves

Vegetable upma

27 May 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Vegetable upma is very easy to prepare and is a popular south Indian breakfast dish. It's tasty and healthy too.

Ingredients

1 cup semolina
2 cups water
1 medium size onion chopped
2 green chillies chopped
1 inch ginger chopped
1 medium size carrot
4-5 fresh French beans
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
3 Tbsp spoons oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp black gram
1 sprig curry leaves

Instructions

Dry roast the semolina till hot to touch.
Chop the vegetables finely and keep aside.
Heat oil in deep bottomed pan.
Add mustard seeds, when they start to sputter, add black gram lentils and curry leaves.
Add chopped onions and sauté till translucent.
Add ginger, green chillies and sauté for few minutes.
Add chopped vegetables and cook covered for 2-3 minutes.
Add 2 cups of water and bring to boiling point. Add salt to taste.
Reduce the flame to low. Add semolina gradually with one hand and stir continuously with the other hand so that it does not form lumps.
Cover and cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Once the water is absorbed, mix well.
Serve hot with any chutney of your choice.