Corn Peas Carrot Upma ( A simple and
nutritious breakfast dish with fullness of vegetables)
Ingredients:
1)
1 cup Rava (Semolina)
2)
2 small tomatoes
3)
½ cup fresh sweet corn (if not
available use frozen)
4)
½ cup fresh green peas ( if not
available use frozen)
5)
1 small carrot
6)
2 Small onions
7)
A few curry leaves
8)
½ teaspoon Rai (mustard seeds)
9)
½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
10)
A pinch of asafetida
11)
½ teaspoon white urad dal
12)
½ teaspoon yellow chana dal
13)
½ teaspoon peanuts
14)
Salt to taste
15)
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
16)
½ teaspoon red chili powder
17)
Coriander for garnishing
18)
1 tablespoon cooking oil for
tempering
19)
Pomegranate seeds for
garnishing
20)
Hot water for cooking
Preparation:
In a wok roast the rava till it becomes
light brown.
Chopp the tomatoes into small pieces and
grate the carrot and keep aside.
Finely cut the onions into small pieces.
Soak the urad dal, chana dal and peanuts
in water for 30 minutes.
Method:
Take a wok and heat oil in it. Once done
add the mustard seeds and let it crackle.
Once done add the asafetida,cumin seeds
and curry leaves to it.Remove the water from the soaked urad dal ,chana dal and
peanuts and add it to the wok immediately.
Now add the onions and sauté it for 2
minutes.
As soon as the onions are done add the
tomatoes and stir fry it on high flame.
When the onions and tomatoes are done
add the carrot ,corn and peas to it and sauté it for 2 minutes on high flame.
Reduce the gas flame and add the rava to
the wok and add the turmeric powder ,red
chili powder and salt to it and mix it. Let it cook for 2 minutes .Immediately
add the hot water to it,and start mixing it. The rava should be of smooth
consistency .Cook it till most of the water is absorbed and the upma appears as
almost cooked and ready to eat.
Remove the upma from the flame and
garnish it with coriander and pomegranate seeds.