Saturday, September 1, 2012

Mixed Veg Upma


   
  Ingredients - Serves around 4 people         

  Rava/soji/semolina 1/4 kg
  Oil 5-6 tablespoon
  Butter 2 tsp (optional, for additional taste)
  Ghee - while serving
  Onion 1 medium size
  Tomato 1 medium size
  Capsicum chopped, little
  Mixed veg (carrot,beans,peas & potato) 1.5 cup
  Hing a pinch
  Curry leaves
  Green chillies 4-5
  Ginger grated small piece
  Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
  Turmeric 1/4 tsp
  Jeera 1/4 tsp
  Salt to taste
  Sugar 1/2 tsp
  Coriander leaves
  Grated coconut 50 grams
  Chana dal 1 tsp
  Urd dal 1-1.5 tsp
  Lime juice 1-2 tsp

Procedure

  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in kadai. Fry soji till you get a noticable fragrance. Keep it aside.
  • Heat remaining oil in a cooker. 
  • Add mustard seeds & heat till it splutters. Add jeera, curry leaves and green chillies and fry a little. 
  • Add urd & chenna dal, fry until brown. Add ginger, hing and turmeric. Fry for 1/2 minute. 
  • Add cut onion and capsicum. Fry a little. 
  • Add cut tomato and fry a little.
  • Add cut mixed veg and fry a little. 
  • Cook in the pressure cooker for 1 whistle with a little water. Cool it.
  • Add water to cooker (note- water for soji is 1:2 & for chiroti rava, if available, is 1: 2.5 to 3)
  • Add salt, coriander leaves, grated coconut, butter and sugar. Bring it to boil. Add fried soji slowly by continuously stirring and avoid lumps. Allow to cook in low flame. 
  • Serve with ghee, chutney or pickle.

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