Sooji Upma
Sooji Upma- A quick, light and easy semolina and vegetable pilaf for breakfast
Servings: 2 person
Calories: 541kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Semolina / Sooji
- 2 cup Water / Paani
- 3 tbsp Green Peas / Hari Matar boiled or frozen
- 1 small Potatoes / Aloo
- 1/2 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 medium Tomato / Tamatar chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
tempering/tadka
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
- 1 tsp split and skinned Black lentil / white Urad daal
- 1 tbsp Green chili/hari mirch chopped
- 10 Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
- 2 tbsp Peanuts / Moongphali crushed
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil or ghee in a heavy bottom wide pan .
- Add the crushed peanuts and fry on low heat for few seconds ,now add the other tempering ingredients and cook till mustard start crackling.
- Now add the chopped potatoes ,stir and then cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat till potatoes become soft then add peas and stir fry for few seconds.
- Now add semolina in the pan and roast till light pink in colour
- Add hot water,chopped tomato, salt, turmeric,red chilli powder and stir quickly,
- Keep mixing till it become semi thick,now cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the flame and add lemon juice and green coriander.
- Garnish with fresh grated coconut and roasted peanuts.
- If it become too dry then just add 1/2 cup warm wate,mix and cook for few seconds.
- Serve with coconut chutney
Notes
Note-
- -you can use cashew nuts instead of peanuts.
- can add any vegetables of your choice to make it more healthy and colourful.
Nutrition
Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1211mg | Potassium: 768mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 930IU | Vitamin C: 139mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 4mg