UPMA – A HEALTHY INDIAN BREAKFAST RECIPES

Upma not only tastes awesome but is also a healthy breakfast. Upma is

a tamil name. Uppu means “salt” muva means “flour”. Using semolina

and variety of ingredients with salt we can make various kinds of upma

like vegetable upma, Semiya(Vermicelli) upma,Oats upma,Bread Upma

and few more. Being a northern Indian I never got the opportunity to

eat this dish during school days but when I was in college there was

never a day when I didn’t eat Upma. First time I had upma at a Road

side stall I ate almost 3-4 plates . After that morning upma visit was a

daily routine. I relished every bit of it, sometimes with coconut chutney

and sometimes with tea.

INGREDIENTS FOR UPMAS. No. Ingredients Quantity

1 Semolina or sooji 1 cup

2 Onion 1 finely chopped

3 Green Chillies 1-2 chopped

4 Ginger 1/2 inch garted or chopped finely

5 Water 3cups

6 Ghee 3-4 tsp

7 Salt as per taste

INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONING UPMA

1 Oil 3 tsp

2 Mustard seeds 1 tsp

3 Cumin seeds ½ tsp

4 Urad dal 3/4 tsp

5 Curry leaves 6-8 (for aroma)

6 Cashewnuts 7-8

DIRECTIONS FOR UPMA1. Dry roast semolina in a pan. Stir it while

roasting. After the color turns light brown

switch off the flame and keep it aside.

2. Make a fine paste of ginger and green

chilli.Mix them together.

3. Take a skillet, heat oil or ghee in it at low

flame.

4. Add mustard seeds(Black and large ones).When the seeds splutter add ½ tsp cumin seeds and

urad dal.

5. After that add cashewnuts. Fry them till they turn brown (cashewnuts) and then add ginger

and green chilli paste plus finely chopped onions .

5. Saute them till onions turn transparent and

add 7-8 curry leaves for flavoring.

6. Now pour three cups of water and salt( as per

taste)and allow the water to boil.

7. Take a cup of semolina( size of cup for

semolina = size of cup for adding water),add 2

tsp of ghee and lower the flame.

8. Gradually add semolina and keep stirring. It’s

very important to stir it continuously to avoid

lumps. Use all your muscle power.

9. The upma will eat away all the water. If you feel that mixture is dry and needs water, add it.

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