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Upma | South Indian Style Upma

  • Published On December 6, 2019
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  • Prep Time
    5 Minutes
  • Cook Time
    10 to 15 Minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Beginner

Upma | South Indian Style Upma is a mouthwatering and very popular breakfast.

Upma | South Indian Style Upma or Khara Bhat is a famous and lovable breakfast from South Indian cuisine. This has the goodness of lots of veggies along with semolina. Moreover, this is quick and easy to prepare. It is a flavourful breakfast and has a crunch of peanuts. You can serve this as a breakfast or a tiffin snack or even an evening snack to the kids. This is so colourful and appealing that no one will refuse it. You just need some basic ingredients to make this breakfast item. So, try to make this dish at home and let us know your feedback.

This dish was prepared by Archana Chakravarthy – a lovely Mom from Karnataka.

Tips and Suggestions by Mom Chef:-

  • The ratio of semolina/rawa/sooji and water should be 1: 3.
  • You can add veggies of your choice to make the upma.
  • If you want you can avoid onion.
  • Do not overcook the veggies, keep them little crunchy.

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Ingredients

  • Rava/Sooji/Upma Rawa/Bansi Sooji - 1 Cup
  • Water - 3 Cup
  • Peanuts/Mungfali - 2 to 3 Tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon
  • Urad dal/Black gram without skin - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Asafoetida/Hing - a pinch
  • Green chilli - 2 cut into long pieces
  • Dry Red Chilli - 2
  • Curry Leaves - few
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Onion - 1 chopped
  • Carrot - 1 small chopped
  • Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
  • Tomato - 1 chopped
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Sugar - 1 Teaspoon
  • Coriander Leaves - a handful chopped
  • Ghee/Clarified butter - 1 Teaspoon
  • Oil - 1 Teaspoon + 2 Tablespoon

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan and add 1 teaspoon oil. Roast the semolina for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. Keep aside.
  2. Boil 3 cups of water in a vessel.
  3. Then Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a kadai.
  4. Add peanuts and saute. Add urad dal/black gram without skin, mustard seeds, asafoetida, green chilli, dry red chilli, curry leaves. Saute for few seconds then add turmeric powder. Mix well.
  5. Add chopped onion and saute for a minute.
  6. Then add carrot, capsicum. Saute for a minute.
  7. Add tomato and cook it for a minute. Add salt to it. Mix well.
  8. Add sugar and mix well. Then add coriander leaves. Mix well.
  9. Add boiling water and bring it to boil. Once boiled, add roasted semolina in batches, mix well. Cover and let it boil for couple of minutes. Then switch off the flame.
  10. Add ghee/clarified butter and mix well. Cover and keep it for a minute.
  11. Delicious 'Upma | South Indian Style Upma' is ready to be served.
  • Ready in : 15 to 20 Minutes
  • Special Category : Healthy Food
  • Recipe Type : Breakfast

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