MASALA UPMA

Upma is a Breakfast item prepared by everyone with rava, semolina.  One must eat this very hot along with chutney, choley it tastes awesome with choley.

Masala upma is made with vegetables and sambar powder or you can put any kind of masala for flavor.  I used sambar masala and vegetables and it was quite tasty with raita, papad.  You  can also serve the same with any kind of  chutney. It is quite a simple preparation like the normal upma with addition of spices  and vegetables, that is all.

I was bored of eating the normal upma so I decided to prepare the same this way and goes well with onion  raita and papad too.  Even if there is no accompaniments, it is fine.

Now let us look at the recipe now:

Total time taken: 45 minutes

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

1	1 cup	Roasted rava/suji/semolina
2	1 cup	Mixed vegetables viz. carrot, beans, capsicum, potato, cauliflower etc.
3	1 tsp	Sambar powder
4	1 tbsp + 1 tbsp	Ghee
5	1 tbsp	Oil
6	1 tsp	Rai/mustard seeds/kaduku
7	1 tsp	Urid dal/uluthamparuppu/uzhunuparuppu/split dal
8	1 tsp	Chana dal/Bengal gram/kadalaparuppu/
9	1 sprig	Curry leaves
10	1	Green chilli chopped
11	1” pc	Ginger grated or chopped
12	1 tsp	Salt
13	1	Tomato finely chopped
14	¼ tsp	Turmeric /haldi/manjal powder
15	¼ tsp	Hing/asafetida /kayam powder
16	6 nos	Shallots  chopped or 1 onion finely chopped
17	3 cups	Water
18	2 tbsp	Roasted cashews/pea nuts (optional)
19	2 tbsp	Chopped coriander leaves

20           2 tbsp         Tamarind pulp

Method:

a)      Heat  tsp oil and ghee in kadai.
b)      Roast the cashew pcs and keep aside.
c)       Add the mustard seeds, urid dal, Bengal gram.
d)      When it is done, add the asafetida, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger and sauté well.
e)      Now add the onion and sauté till transparent.
f)       Add the chopped vegetables and sauté till half cooked.
g)      Add the tomato and sauté for a minute
h)      Add the haldi powder, salt,  sambar powder,  mix well.  
        Add the tamarind pulp and cook till the raw tastes goes off.
i)        Add  3 cups water and bring to boil.
j)        Reduce the flame and add the roasted rava in it and mix well.
k)      Cover and cook till all the water is evaporated from it.
l)        Add one more tbsp of ghee, mix well.

How to serve:

Serve hot  garnished with cashew pieces, peanuts  and chopped coriander leaves  - along with raita, papad or chutney or sambar.

You can also add pav bhaji masala, garam masala, chana masala or any other masalas for different flavours.

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