LAPSI UPMA, DALIA UPMA, BROKEN WHEAT UPMA

Varieites of upmas are made by us. one of the healthy upma is made with lapsi also known as dalia, broken wheat rava, godambu rava etc.  

I make this very often as my weekly menu is set.  Monday morning idli, followed by dosa, next day, upma, adai, bhakri, kanda poha, kozukkattai etc.  it keeps on changing depending upon the mood  of my children and availability of time etc in the morning.

Since it is good for health and also can be made with vegetables which makes it more healthier and tasty, I prefer to prepare the same on Saturday/Sunday as we can have it hot.  I prefer to have it hot just like that or with some pickle or sambar or chutney.  

video: Lapsi upma, broken wheat upma dalia upma

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1 cup lapsi/dalia/cracked wheat 
1 onion finely chopped (opitonal)
a small carrot finely chopped
1 tbsp beans and green peas each
1 tsp salt
3 cups water

Tempering:

1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urid dal
1/2 tsp chana dal
few curry leaves
3-4 tbsp oil
hing powder

Method:

1.  Heat oil in kadai.  Add the mustard seeds. when it splutters, add the urid dal, chana dal, when it becomes brown, add curry leaves and hing powder.

2.  Add the onion, saute till translucent.  Add the peas, carrot beans etc and saute for 3-4 minutes.  

3.  Add the cracked wheat and saute for few minutes.



4.  Boil the water and add to the cracked wheat, add salt and bring to boil.  



5.  Reduce the flame, cover and cook till it is done.



How to serve:

Serve hot with chutney, sambhar or choley or curd and pickle.

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