Upma – From the kitchen of Anju Poddar

Serves 6 people

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of semolina / suji
• 2 twigs of curry leaves
• 1 finely cut onion

For Seasoning:

• 1 tsp Black gram dal / Urad dal
• 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
• 2 tsp ghee
• 1tsp cut green chillies
• 1 tsp cut ginger

Method:

• Heat 3 cups of water keep it aside.
• In the pan pour ghee, add urad dal, rai, ginger, green chillies, cut onion and curry leaves….when the onions are slightly brown reduce the flame and add suji..slightly roast the suji
• add the boiled water to the suji, pour some salt to taste and then cover it for 5 minutes.

Serve it with coconut chutney.

Upma – From the kitchen of Prema Badiga

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

• 200 grams of semolina / sooji
• 6 cashew nuts
• 2 twigs of curry leaves
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 finely cut onion

For Seasoning:

• 1 tsp Black gram dal / Urad dal
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds / rai
• 2 tsp ghee
• 2 slit green chillies
• 1 tsp cut ginger

Method

• Lightly dry roast on medium flame and keep it aside.
• Heat 3 cups of water, ½ cup of milk and keep it aside.
• In the pan pour ghee, 6 cashew nuts, fry them and keep them aside.
• In the same ghee, add urad dal, rai, ginger green chillies, cut onion and curry leaves.
• When the onions are translucent add the sooji in it.
• Add the boiled water and milk to the sooji, pour some salt to taste and then cover it for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes remove the cover, turn it upside down 2-3 times, cover it back and cook for 2 minutes.
• Serve it with coconut chutney.