Vegetable Upma
Vegetable upma is a healthy and nutritious breakfast item. This is made with rava or semolina and lots of vegetables.
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 175kcal
Equipment
- 1 pan or skillet
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup rava/ semolina
- 3 - 4 tbsp refined oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp ginger finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- 8 - 10 curry leaves
- 2 green chili chopped
- 1 carrots diced
- ¼ cup green peas
- 1 potato peeled & diced
- ¾ tsp salt (as per taste)
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 3 cup water
Instructions
- Take 1 cup of Rava or semolina and dry roast in a flat pan. It won’t take more than 3-4 mins. After 3 mins when it's fragrant remove from heat and transfer to a dry plate.
- Heat 3 - 4 tbsp refined oil. Once the oil is hot put mustard seeds and let them splutter. You can add a pinch of cumin seeds also with it.
- After that put lentils, curry leaf, ginger, green chilli and onion into it. Saute for a minute. Don’t over heat else onions will turn brown.
- Add sliced tomatoes. Add all chopped vegetables and saute for 5 minutes on medium heat. Cover with a lid.
- Then add 3 cups of water and get them to a boil. Add salt as required or as per taste.
- You can add a pinch of turmeric powder too if you want to give different color to it. However this is optional.
- Simmer for 5 minutes on low film.
- Once vegetables are cooked well, add roasted semolina into pan gradually & slowly. Stir continuously to avoid lumps inside.
- Let it simmer for 3 – 4 mins more & get cooked properly. Simmer till all water is soaked up.
- In the end you can add few drops of lemon and few coriander leaves.
- Remove from heat and cover with a lid for 2 - 3 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal