Upma – A healthy Indian Breakfast Recipe

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UPMA A HEALTHY INDIAN BREAKFAST RECIPES
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Upma not only tastes awesome but is also a
healthy breakfast. Upma is a tamil name. Uppu
means salt muva means flour. Using semolina
and variety of ingredients with salt we can make
various kinds of upma like vegetable upma,
Semiya(Vermicelli) upma,Oats upma,Bread Upma and
few more. Being a northern Indian I never got the
opportunity to eat this dish during school days
but when I was in college there was never a day
when I didnt eat Upma. First time I had upma at
a Road side stall I ate almost 3-4 plates . After
that morning upma visit was a daily routine. I
relished every bit of it, sometimes with coconut
chutney and sometimes with tea.
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INGREDIENTS FOR UPMA
S. No. Ingredients Quantity
1 Semolina or sooji 1 cup
2 Onion 1 finely chopped
3 Green Chillies 1-2 chopped
4 Ginger 1/2 inch garted or chopped finely
5 Water 3cups
6 Ghee 3-4 tsp
7 Salt as per taste
INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONING UPMA INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONING UPMA INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONING UPMA
1 Oil 3 tsp
2 Mustard seeds 1 tsp
3 Cumin seeds ½ tsp
4 Urad dal 3/4 tsp
5 Curry leaves 6-8 (for aroma)
6 Cashewnuts 7-8
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Directions For uPMA
1. Dry roast semolina in a pan. Stir it while
roasting. After the color turns light brown
switch off the flame and keep it aside. 2. Make
a fine paste of ginger and green chilli.Mix them
together. 3. Take a skillet, heat oil or ghee in
it at low flame.
4. Add mustard seeds(Black and large ones).When
the seeds splutter add ½ tsp cumin seeds and urad
dal. 5. After that add cashewnuts. Fry them till
they turn brown (cashewnuts) and then add ginger
and green chilli paste plus finely chopped onions
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5. Saute them till onions turn transparent and
add 7-8 curry leaves for flavoring. 6. Now pour
three cups of water and salt( as per taste)and
allow the water to boil.
7. Take a cup of semolina( size of cup for
semolina size of cup for adding water),add 2
tsp of ghee and lower the flame. 8. Gradually
add semolina and keep stirring. Its very
important to stir it continuously to avoid lumps.
Use all your muscle power.
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9. The upma will eat away all the water. If you
feel that mixture is dry and needs water, add it.
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