Sooji Upma is a dish for breakfast or evening snack
Ingredients
Sooji 1 cup
Onion 1 no chopped
Tomato 1 no chopped
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Oil 3-4 tsp
Few Curry Leaves
Corriander Leaves Finely chopped
Urad dal 1/2 tsp
Channa dal 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies 3 nos
Vegetables (Peas, Carrot, Potato) 1 cup (optional)
Water 3 cups
Ghee 1/2 tsp(optional)
Lemon Juice
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds(jeera) 1/4 tsp
Turmeric 1/4th tsp
Peanuts 2 tsp
Salt 3/4th tsp
Freshly grated Coconut 1/4th cup(optional)
Preparation
- Heat 1tbsp of oil and fry sooji on a medium flame, stirring constantly to light brown color and set aside
- Now heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to splatter
- Add the channa & urad dals & curry leaves to it and fry till they turn red
- Add ginger, green chilies and coconut. Saute for 2-3 minutes
- Add Onions and fry them untill they are golden brown in color. Add 1/4th tsp of salt so that onions are cooked at faster rate.
- Add chopped vegetables, tomatoes and cook for 3-4 min or untill all vegetables are cooked properly
- Add turmeric and salt to taste
- Now add 3 cups of water and cover the pan and allow it to boil
- Add the fried sooji to it stirring constantly till it thickens
- Take off from the heat and add lemon juice if desired
- Garnish it with coriander & coconut and Serve hot
- Optionally can be served with pickles and Curds
Serves : 2-3
Time : 15-20 min
Note : For 1 cup of Coarse Sooji add 3 cups of water & for 1 cup of Fine Sooji add 2&1/2cup of water.
Tips: Roasted sooji(without oil) can be stored for 2-3 weeks, this makes the preparation fast.
Wow Looks Great cant wait to try it. Keep posting some more exiting dishes for us to try. Great work my dear keep it up.
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