India

Upma

Name: Upma
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 200 g Coarse semolina (rava/sooji); 1 tsp each Mustard seeds & urad dal; some of each Onion, ginger, green chilli; 1 handful Curry leaves & cashews; 1 handful Vegetables (peas, carrot); 500 ml Water; to serve Lime & coriander

South Indian semolina breakfast

Upma is a savoury South Indian breakfast of roasted semolina (rava), cooked with a tadka and vegetables into a fluffy, creamy porridge.

Mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger and cashews give aroma and bite; brightened with a little lime, upma is quick and filling.

Servings3

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Coarse semolina (rava/sooji)200 g
Mustard seeds & urad dal1 tsp each
Onion, ginger, green chillisome of each
Curry leaves & cashews1 handful
Vegetables (peas, carrot)1 handful
Water500 ml
Lime & corianderto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Roast the semolina golden in a dry pan, set aside.
Bloom mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and cashews in oil.
Fry onion, ginger, chilli and vegetables.
Pour in boiling water, rain in the semolina.
Stir into a fluffy porridge, serve with lime.

Make it original

Rava and curry leaves for upma are in the Asia Boutique.

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