Thursday, June 20, 2013

Semiya Upma

This is my 50th post to this blog :) I would like to mark this by preparing a simple, one-pot, healthy Indian dish - Upma :) Good as breakfast as well as Dinner. I served this last night to my family. 



Ingredients

  1. Semiya - 500 g, broken to medium size length.
  2. Tomato - 1 Medium size, finely sliced
  3. Green Chilly - 1 , finely sliced
  4. French Beans - 10, finely sliced
  5. Carrot -  1 Medium size, finely sliced
  6. Curry Leaves
  7. Coriander Leaves
  8. Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
  9. Salt to taste 
  10. Cooking Oil - 1 Tbsp
  11. Mustard seeds and Dried red Chilly for seasoning


How to Make?

  1. Heat oil in a Kadai and add mustard seeds and when it splutters , add curry leaves and dry red chilly.
  2. Now add the cut vegetables and saute , till all are half cooked.
  3. Then, add turmeric powder and saute till the raw smell has gone.
  4. Now add Semiya and saute. Continue till semiya is roasted well.
  5. Now add water , to just cover the contents in the Kadai and add salt and close the lid.
  6. Once water is evaporated, keep the Kadai open and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
  7. Add chopped coriander to this and fluff with a fork.
This is now ready to be served. Enjoy with crunchy papadams.

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