Upma | Semolina Recipe

Ingredients : 

Semolina - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves - ¼ tsp
Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
Groundnuts or peanuts - ¼ cup
Cashew nuts - ¼ cup

Chopped or dessicated coconut - ¼ cup
Flax seeds (alsi ke beej) - 1 tsp
Sesame seeds - 1½ tsp

Ginger paste - 1 tsp

Chopped green or red chillies - ¼ cup

Onion - ¾ cup

Tomato - ¾ cup

Potato - ¼ cup

Carrot - ½ cup

Mushrooms - ½ cup

Green peas - ¼ cup

Chopped cottage cheese or paneer - ½ cup

Corns - ¼ cup

Cauliflower or broccoli - ½ cup

Lemon - 1 or dry mango powder - 1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves - ¼ cup

Black pepper powder - ½ tsp

Water - 2-3 cup

Salt - to taste

Oil or ghee (clarified butter) - 3 spoon

 

Method :

1. Dry roast the semolina on low flame till light colour change. Keep aside to cool down.

2. Hot 2-3 spoon oil or ghee (clarified butter), in a pan. Roast the cashew nuts and chopped coconut or dessicated coconut till light brown colour. Take it out aside. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida. Roast or cook to crackle.

3. Add ginger paste, chopped green or red chillies. Roast or cook till light brown colour. Add onion, roast to light brown. Add all vegetables along with cottage cheese or paneer other than tomato. Roast or cook by covering with a lid for 3-4 minutes till light brown.

4. Add tomato, roast or cook till it gets soft.

5. Add black pepper powder, flax seeds and sesame seeds. Roast for 1-2 minutes. Put 2-3 cup water. Parboil the vegetables till soft for a boil. Add semolina, stir continuously to avoid lumps.

6. Mix well and cook it for 5-7 minutes on low medium flame. Stir continuously to absorb water and become non sticky. Squeeze 1 lemon after partly cool down.

*  Garnish with chopped coconut or dessicated coconut, cashew nuts and chopped coriander leaves on it and serve all time favourite, healthy, tasty and nutritious upma or savoury semolina recipe in your breakfast or as evening snack!!