Upma is a common South Indian, Maharashtria, Sri Lankan and Tamil breakfast dish, cooked as a thick porridge from dry roasted semolina or coarse rice flour. Semolina is cooked with onions, mixed vegetables and a delicious tempering of chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds and urad dal. Along with nutritious semolina and fresh vegetables this one definitely makes a healthy breakfast that is really tasty too.

Today it is popular in most parts of India and is prepared in various ways.

Ingredients:

• Semolina (rawa/suji) 1 1/2 cups
• Carrot cut into ¼ inch cubes and blanched 1 medium
• French beans cut into ¼ inch cubes and blanched 6-8
• Green peas blanched 1/4 cup
• Green capsicum 1 medium
• Onion 1 medium
• Green chillies 3
• Ginger 1 inch piece
• 2 tbsp oil
• Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
• Curry leaves 15-20
• Split black gram skinless (dhuli urad dal) 2 teaspoons
• Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

1. Chop onion, green chillies and ginger. Heat  2 tbsp oil in a non stick pan. A dd mustard seeds, ginger, curry leaves and urad dal and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Heat 3 cups water in another non stick pan. When the onion becomes golden, add semolina and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add green chillies, salt and mix. Sauté for 1 minute. Chop green capsicum and set aside.
4. Add hot water to the pan and cook till most of the water is absorbed. Add carrot, beans, peas and mix. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add capsicum and mix. Cover again and cook till the semolina is properly cooked. Serve hot.
6. Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves and cashew nuts.