Sunday, July 12, 2009

Cracked Wheat Upma


Ingredients:

Cracked wheat- 1cup
Diced Onions- 1/2cup
Diced carrots-1/4cup
Diced potatoes-1/4cup
Diced tomatoes-12cup
Curry leaves-few
Chopped green chillies-1tsp
Chopped ginger-1tsp
Chana dal-1Tbsp
Urad dal-1 1/2tsp
Mustard seeds-1 1/2tsp
Dry red pepper pieces-3-4
Cashew nuts-12
Oil-2Tbsp
Salt-1tsp or as per taste
Water-2cups

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add chana dal, red pepper pieces, urad dal and mustard seeds, when they splatter add cashew nuts and fry little, and add curry leaves, green chillies, ginger, and saute for few seconds and add chopped onions, and fry for 2-3 minutes and add potato and carrot pieces and everything together and cover the dish and simmer for 4-5 minutes on low heat. Add diced tomatoes and saute for a minute and add water and salt and cook until liquid comes to boil. Add slowly cracked wheat while mixing decrease the heat and cover the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes or until all the water evaporates, and wheat become soft. Serve hot upma with chutney powder or any spicy chutney.

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