Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Upma, Cream of Wheat Breakfast Dish From India




Upma is one of the most popular breakfast items of
South India. Cream-of-wheat is known as sooji, and
rava across India. Cream-of-wheat is also known as
semolina.

There are many varieties of Upma. When vegetables such
as beans, carrots, peas are added to make upma, it
becomes masala upma. In restaurants in India, Upma is
always served with sheera, semolina based sweet dish.
Then this two dishes are together known as chow-chow
baath.

Upma

1 1/2 cups Cream-of-wheat
3 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Urad dal(optional)
1/2 tsp chana dal(optional)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/8 tsp turmeric
2 red chillies or green chillies, broken into pieces
Salt
Cilantro or coconut for garnishing

Dry roast semolina on a low flame for about 10
minutes, or until the color of the semolina changes to
pale gold.

In a wide pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, and when
the mustard seeds pop, add urad dal and chana dal.

Once the color of the dals changes, add red chillies,
and chopped onion. Fry for a few minutes. You can also
add chopped tomatoes or any vegetables. Just make sure
to increase the quantity of water if you are adding
vegetables.

Now add water and once it starts boiling, reduce the
heat. Now add salt and the semolina. Keep stirring so
that there are no lumps in the mixture.

Cook until there is no water in the mixture. Garnish
with cilantro or freshly grated coconut. Instead of red chillies
or green chillies, you can also add jalapeno peppers if
you want the upma to be spicy.

I love to eat upma with a dollop of Earth Balance Soy Garden Natural Buttery Spread and spicy lime pickle.

14 comments:

FH said...

Slurp!!:))

vko said...

sounds so good- I love savory breakfast stews...I make soupy rice stews, sometimes with quinoa- so this dish sounds perfect for me!

Vegan_Noodle said...

What an education I'm getting from your blog! Sounds like a tasty breakfast to me :-)

Rural Vegan said...

That sounds so good for a cold winter morning!

urban vegan said...

I love cream of wheat but have never had it savory Indian style. It sounds comforting and substantial enough to even eat for dinner.

Kumudha, I posted a picture of the Indian omelette I made with your recipe...Again, thanks. It was delicious.

Kribha said...

Looks yummy and good. Perfect for the cold days.

Liz Ranger (Bubble Tea for Dinner) said...

okay, A: I love your blog, I love indian food and yours looks amazing

B: creamy grains in a bowl? also sold on that!

and C: lime pickle! oooooh.

Daily Meals said...

Upma with lime pickle! yummy...

Cynthia said...

I must give this a try sometime. I've only ever had cream of wheat as a sweet morning breakfast dish.

Unknown said...

Hello! My name is Eric. I just found this blog today, but I must say that I enjoy the recipes.I've actually had Upma before , so I'm glad to see your recipe. I will have to try this one soon. Making breakfast cereals out of quinoa is also great; just made one with dates and apricots this weekend. Yum!

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