Vegetable Upma

Upma is a very famous South Indian dish. But nowadays it has become popular in many others parts of India especially as a form of snack & morning breakfast as it is easy to cook. Initially I used to cook the other version (mentioned in variation) which is slightly liquidy. But Kartik always loved South Indian style upma (which is less liquidy), the one which we get at South Indian restaurants in Matunga, Mumbai. So I learnt it from one of my South Indian Friend in my neighborhood. So now I make both alternately.

No. of Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 20



Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Semolina (Rawa or Sooji)
• 1 Carrot chopped
• ½ cup Frozen peas
• 1 Onion chopped
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp Udad dal
• 1 tsp Chana dal
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• ½ tsp Cumin seeds
• 5 Curry leaves
• 2/3 cup Water
• 1½ cup fatfree Milk (also see variation)
• 2tbsp Sugar
• 1tsp Lemon juice
• ½ tsp Ginger paste
• ½ tsp chilly paste
• 5 cashews
• 3 tbsp Coriander
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Roast rawa on a medium flame for approx 10 mins or till it turns light brown & one get the aroma of roasted rawa.
• On the other side heat ghee in a pan.
  
• Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
• Add udad dal & chana dal and saute it till they start changing colours.
  
• Add cumin, curry leaves and saute for half a minute.
• Add carrots followed by onion & saute.
• Add water
• Then add ginger paste, chilly paste, salt, sugar & lemon juice to water & let it boil for 1 min.
• Add Milk, peas and cashews & bring it to boil.
• Now keep on adding small amounts of rawa while stirring it continuously.
• After all the rawa is added, keep stirring for an additional ½ minute.
  

Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with Coconut chutney

Tips/ Variations:
You can also make Upma with Buttermilk instead of Milk. For that there is minor changes as follows :
Ingredients:

• 1 cup Semolina (Rawa or Sooji)
• 1½ cup buttermilk in place of milk

Method:

• The Initial 4 steps are the same
• Now add roasted rawa and saute it for 1 min.
• Add 1½ cup boiled water.
• Add ginger chilly paste, lemon , sugar and let it boil.
• Add 1½ cup buttermilk followed by salt and then simmer till cooked
• Add cashews.