Vegetable upma

 No breakfast can beat this delicacy for me. All time favourite combination of vegetable upma with rich filter coffee. I hate when people call it concrete, boring etc etc. I love to thank my dear Amma from whom I learnt to make this so delicious.  

The gloomy, chilly and pleasant weather this morning called for this veggie upma which is relished by my dear hubby who dreaded the word upma earlier. I think it is in the way of making it and most importantly what goes into making I.e the ingredients makes this taste so nice. If you make upma without veggies and make it into lumps it is definitely boring.  

To know why am i bragging so much, go ahead make this recipe without missing any ingredients and let me know if you don't start to love upma ?

 

Ingredients : 

Roasted upma rava ( lightly roast the rava in a pan for about 3 mins and keep it aside) 

1 big bowl of cooked veggies ( carrots, beans, potatoes and peas is perfect) 

2 large onions chopped 

1 large chopped tomato 

4-5 tsp cooking oil 

1 tsp mustard seeds 

2" ginger grated  

4 slit green chillies 

1 tsp jeera 

2 strings of curry leaves   

1 tsp ghee, handful of grated coconut and coriander leaves for garnish. Do not miss, this too adds to the taste 

 

Heat oil in a pan,add all seasoning items in the said order.Mustard let it crackle chillies, ginger, jeera, curry leaves and sauté for 1/2 min

 

To this add onions and sauté for 2 mins, then sauté tomatoes for 3 mins

 

To this add the cooked veggies and give it a light mix

 

Add water till the veggies completely immerse

 

Allow the water to boil and add salt as per taste. Please note to adjust salt if already added while cooking veggies separately 

 

Once the water starts to boil flow the rava slowly using one hand and stirring it in the other hand. Stirring constantly is important to avoid formation of lumps. Put rava till the water level, but not too tight, you must see little water in the pan

Cook it covered for about 3-4 minutes 

 

Open and check if it is cooked. The rawness of rava vanishes when it is cooked

 

Garnish with grated coconut and Finley chopped coriander leaves

 

Now the humble delicacy is ready to savour with morning news, gossips and what not. Huh can't get enough of this breakfast.  

A bite of upma and a sip of coffee what a start to the day :)

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