One of my favorite and healthy Indian breakfast food. Upma or Uppuma, is a delicious dish cooked with wheat semolina (rava), and has lots of fiber, and rich in vitamins. The name upma is derived from South Indian languages consisting of 2 words Uppu (salt) and Mavu (flour). In the most basic form, it's just wheat semolina, salt and water. Of course, usually during cooking, we add additional spices and condiments to make it more delicious.
You can read more about Upma here from Wikipedia
This morning, I was feeling a bit hungry and wanted to eat something more substantial than just bread and butter. So I made Upma!
Below: Check out the 1-minute summary video below on the preparation.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 pinch Fennel Seeds
- 1 pinch Cumin Seeds
- 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 pinch Chilly Powder
- 1 pinch Asafetida (Kaayam / Hinq)
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- ½ medium Onion (chopped)
- 1cm Carrot (chopped)
- 1 Green Chilly (chopped)
- ½ Tomato (chopped)
- 1 cup Semolina (Rava/Suji) – Dry Roasted
- 1½ cups Hot Water
- Salt and Pepper
- Coconut / Vegetable Oil
Preparation
- Dry roast the Semolina until a little brown, set aside.
- Add Coconut Oil to a new pot, heat up.
- Add Mustard Seeds, fry until it crackles
- Add a pinch of Asafetida
- Add Fennel and Cumin seeds, then add Curry Leaves. Fry until crackles.
- Add Onion and Carrot, fry until a little soft
- Add Turmeric and Chilly Powder, then add in Tomatoes, cook for 1-2 min until soft.
- Add Green Chilly. Fry for 1 min.
- Add Hot Water and bring to a boil. Then add Salt and Pepper.
- Then add in roasted Semolina and cooked in low flame until all fluid is absorbed. Continue cooking for 1 min. Then let it rest for a few - minutes covered.
- Serve and enjoy!
Below : the full instruction video for making delicious Upma
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