Upama
Upama is a traditional Indian breakfast made with sooji.
Equipment
- Nonstick deep skillet
- wooden spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sooji/ Cream of Wheat (origional flavor)
- ½ cup onion, chopped
- ⅓ cup frozen peas
- 2½ Tbsp canola or vegetable oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds black or yellow
- 1 green chili, chopped Thai, Jalapeno, Serrano (take seeds out if you don't want heat) or ½tsp red chili powder
- 8 chashews, roughly chopped
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp cilanto, chopped for ganishing
Instructions
- On low heat dry roast the Sooji for about 10 to 12 mins stirringcontinuously. Do not let it burn. After about 4 to 5 mins you will startgetting nice roasted aroma. The color of Sooji will change a littlebit. Don’t let it turn brown. After about 10/12 minutes take theroasted Sooji out in bowl or dish
- Now heat the oil in the same skillet on medium heat. When itsheated add mustard seeds. Turn the heat to low. When themustard seeds start splattering add green chili and cashewpieces. Cover the skillet for few seconds so that it doesn’t splatteron you.
- Take the cover off and then stir in chopped onion. Stir forabout 1 minutes until the onion becomes translucen
- Now addfrozen peas. Stir it and then add the roasted Sooji. Add salt andsugar and mix everything well. Now add the hot water to it. (Reserve about 1/2 cup water) Mix everything well and then coverthe skillet for about 2 mins
- Open the cover. Stir everything onceagain. Adjust the salt if needed. Add lemon juice. If you feel itlooks dry then Add the reserved water and mix well. Cover againfor a minute.
- Upama is ready. Garnish with chopped cilantro andserve.
