Thursday 28 July 2011

UPAMA / UPIT / UPEET


UPAMA

India 's favourete  break fast mostly  in  south  inida  and maharashtra

tastes  best  with  coconut  chutney . well  known semolina preparation with  little  spices and salt  and  little bit of  sugar  
  UPAMA / upit /  upeet 

Ingredients:Rava : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1 tea spoon
Mustard seeds : ½ tea spoon
cumin seeds : ½ tsp
Green chillies : 2-3
Onions (finely chopped) : ½ cup
Ginger (finely chopped) : ½ tea spoon
Tomato (finely chopped) : ½ cup
Curry leaves : 1 strand
Dried red chillies 2 no
Asafoetida powder : ¼ tsp
Coriander leaves (chopped) : 1-2 tea spoons
Lemon juice : 1 tea spoon
Ghee/Clarified butter : 1 tea spoon
Oil : 2 tbs
Water : 3 cups
Salt to taste
sugar : 1 tsp
fresh coconut scraped :½ cup
sev : ¼ cup (optional for garnishing






Method:1) Place a pan on the stove and heat the oil in it.
2) Add mustard seeds,cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal and a pinch of asafoetida powder and fry till they turn golden brown. Be careful here as the mustard seeds start to splutter as soon as they are dropped in oil.
3) To this, add chopped green chillies,curry leaves and ginger and fry for another minute.
4) Now, add chopped onions and fry it till the onions start turning transperent.
5) Then add chopped tomatoes and mix the contents well.
6) After everything has been cooked, add some water and salt and let the mixture boil for 5 more minutes (approx.).
7)Now add the Rava to this liquid mixture and start stirring briskly. IMMEDIATELY ADD LEMON JUICE  Also make sure that no lumps are formed during the stirring process.
8) Cover the vessel with a lid for about 3-4 minutes or till it is fully cooked.
9) Next, reduce the flame and add the chopped coriander leaves and sugar and mix it a little.
10) Turn off the flame upma is ready. Serve hot garnished fresh coconut and sev .
Tip:
-- After adding water and salt taste the boiling water. it should taste salty and little more spicy as after adding rawa it will taste perfect. You can use ghee intead of oil it tastes better.

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