Pudina Upma

Pudina Upma

Local Rawa or Sooji or Semolina – ¼ kg
Tomatoes Chopped – 2
Onion chopped – 2
Oil – 2 Tbsp
Jaggery – 1 Tbsp
Cashew nuts or Ground nuts
Haldi or Turmeric Powder – pinch
Curry leaves
Salt
Ghee / Clarified Butter – 1 tsp
Grated Coconut – 2 Tbsp

Seasoning Ingredients:

Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
Hing or Asafetida – pinch
Red chillies – 1
Bengal Gram Dal / Channa dal – ½ tsp
Urad dal / White Lenthils – ½ tsp

Pudina Upma Paste Ingredients:

Green Chillies – 6
Cloves – 2
Ginger – 1 inch
Coriander leaves / Cilantro – ¼ cup
Pudina / Mint Leaves – ¼ to ½ cup

How to Prepare:

1) Grind all the above paste ingredients and prepare smooth paste. Keep aside.

2) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, Urad dal, Channa dal, cut Red chillies and Hing and fry for a minute or until golden brown.

Add Groundnut or Cashews and fry for a min. Then add chopped Onions and fry until onion pieces look a bit transparent.

Now add chopped Tomatoes, Turmeric, curry leaves and fry until the Tomatoes are done.

3) Add Pudina Upma Paste from step 1 and fry for 2 min or fry until the water content is absorbed by the vegetables.

Then add ½ ltr hot water. When all the mixture starts boiling, add Rawa, Jaggery, Salt and close the lid and cook it in low flame for 6-8 min.

4) Once cooked, stir once and add Lemon Juice, Grated Coconut and Ghee and mix properly. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Now Pudina Upma is ready to serve.