Sunday, October 3, 2010

Veg Upma

Ingredients
Semolina coarse (rava/sooji) 2 cups
Onions 2  finely chopped
Tomato 1 chopped
Green peas 1/4 cup
Carrot cubed 1/4 cup
Oil 4 tbsp
Broken cashews 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Whole dry red chillies 4
Urad dal 2 tsp
Chana dal 1 tsp
Curry leaves 8
Green chillies 3 chopped
Ginger 1 inch piece chopped
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Water 4 cups
Lime juice 1 tbsp
Cilantro 2 tbsp chopped

Method
Roast sooji in a heavy bottomed pan on medium heat.
Keep stirring till little golden color
Once done, transfer the sooji to another bowl .
Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, red chillies, hing, urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves.
When the seeds splutter, add green chillies, ginger and stir.
Add broken cashews and allow them to turn light golden in color.
Add onions, salt and sauté till they become translucent
Add carrots and green peas and sauté till they turn soft
Add tomatoes and cook for few mins
Add water and bring it to a boil. Add lime juice
Lower heat and add the sooji in a flow, stirring continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
Cook for a few more minutes stirring all the while
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Cooking Time - 25 mins
Servings - 4

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