Vegetable Upma Recipe
Make this easy vegetable rava upma for a simple Indian breakfast. It uses semolina, spices, roasted nuts and lentils and a few veggies to make it wholesome. This recipe is going to be a staple in your home if you make it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coarse semolina/Rava/Sooji polenta could work too
- 1½ tbsp coconut oil or vegan ghee
- 2 tsp mustard Seeds
- 7-9 curry leaves use a sprig of leaves if you have that
- 1 tbsp chana daal
- 1 tbsp peanuts
- 1 tbsp cashews
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot finely chopped, brunoise
- 1/3 cup green peas
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups water water to semolina ratio 2:1
- fresh coriander/cilantro leaves to garnish
Instructions
- Dry roast semolina, on medium heat, until golden. About 5-7 minutes and set aside.
- Add oil/vegan ghee to the pan on medium heat. Fry mustard seeds, chana daal and peanuts until the peanuts turn golden and everything is fragrant.
- Add cashews and curry leaves and toast for another 2 minutes.
- Add the chopped onions and cook until it turns translucent.
- Then add the chopped carrots and peas and salt. Then cover and cook until soft.
- Then add water and bring to boil, and reduce the heat.
- Slowly incorporate the roasted semolina in parts while whisking with a spatula.
- Add water if necessary. You want all the water to be soaked by the semolina.
- Cover for 2-5 minutes and serve hot with some fresh chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves.
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