Name: Vegetable Upma recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: Upma Rava (Semolina)...2 cups; Ghee...2 tbsp.; Peanuts...1 tbsp.; Cashew...1 tbsp.; Mustard seeds...1/4 tsp.; Cumin seeds...1/4 tsp.; Curry leaves...8-10; Dry red chillies...2; Asafoetida (Hing)...1/4 tsp.; Onion (chopped)...3 tbsp.; Ginger (crushed)...1 tbsp.; Green chillies (chopped)...2; Carrot (chopped)...4 tbsp.; French green beans...3 tbsp.; Corn (fresh or frozen)...3 tbsp.; Coconut (grated, fresh, 1.5 tbsp.); Green peas (fresh or frozen)...3 tbsp.; Water...5 cups (use the same size of cup you used to measure the upma Rava); Lime juice...1 tbsp.; Powdered black pepper...1/4 tsp.; Coriander leaves (chopped)...1 tbsp.; Salt...to taste

Restaurant Style soft and fluffy Vegetable Upma. Healthy Nutritious Breakfast with lots of veggies!

Vegetable Upma recipe

Author: Nupur Bhattacharya Cuisine:Indian, South Indian Courses:Breakfast Recipe Keys: V Vegetarian

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 20 minutesCook time: 15 minutesTotal time: 35 minutesServings:4 servings

Description

This is a South Indian Breakfast recipe that is made with Semolina lots of veggies and nuts. Follow the recipe closely to achieve the perfect restaurant-style fluffy texture!

Ingredients

Upma Rava (Semolina)…2 cups

Ghee…2 tbsp.
Peanuts…1 tbsp.
Cashew…1 tbsp.

Mustard seeds…1/4 tsp.
Cumin seeds…1/4 tsp.
Curry leaves…8-10

Dry red chillies…2
Asafoetida (Hing)…1/4 tsp.
Onion (chopped)…3 tbsp.

Ginger (crushed)…1 tbsp.
Green chillies (chopped)…2
Carrot (chopped)…4 tbsp.

French green beans…3 tbsp.
Corn (fresh or frozen)…3 tbsp.
Coconut (grated, fresh, 1.5 tbsp.)

Green peas (fresh or frozen)…3 tbsp.
Water…5 cups (use the same size of cup you used to measure the upma Rava)
Lime juice…1 tbsp.

Powdered black pepper…1/4 tsp.
Coriander leaves (chopped)…1 tbsp.
Salt…to taste

Instructions

Add approximately 1 tablespoon oil to a pan set on medium heat
Add peanuts, cashew nuts and stir fry for approximately one minute
Keep it aside

Add 1 tablespoon ghee to the same pan Add Upma Rava or semolina
Roast the semolina till it turns darker and aromatic. This should take 6 to 7 minutes Stir the semolina continuously so it doesn’t burn
Take it out in a bowl

Add 2 tablespoons oil to the same pan
Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dried red chilies, Hing or asafoetida and curry leaves and give it a quick stir
Add onions, half a teaspoon of salt, ginger, Carrot, french green beans, green chillies and stir fry for two minutes

Add green peas and corn and stir fry for 30 seconds
Add 5 cups of water. (Measure water using the same cup you used to measure semolina)
Add powdered black pepper, grated coconut and fresh lime juice

Add salt to taste. (Make sure that the water tastes slightly salty because a lot of semolina will be added to it)
Let it come to a boil
Add the roasted semolina while continuously stirring it. (continuous stirring prevents the Upma Rava from clumping)

Lower the heat and keep stirring until all the water is absorbed
Add the remaining ghee
Keep stirring the upma until the water dries up further and it starts to look fluffy

Add the fried peanuts and cashew nuts check for salt and garnish with coriander leaves

Video

Notes

If you prefer a more pasty consistency then add 6 cups of water instead of 5 cups and don’t stir it too long

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