Upma Recipe - Semolina Breakfast Recipe

Upma is a South Indian breakfast recipe. Wherever you visit a South Indian restaurant, this recipe will be present on their menu. Though it is not as favorite as Idli or Dosa. If customers order Upma, they mostly pair it with some additional dish like Vada, Pesarattu, Sada Dosa, etc.

Upma is much easier to prepare than most other recipes. That is why I favor Upma on most occasions. Besides, you can add some healthy vegetables or nuts and seeds to it while preparing.

 

And you can prepare multiple varieties with unique tastes. I may list them later. At present, I am concerned with a normal type of this recipe which can be prepared by any layman. In the above image, some pieces of curry leaves and length-wise sliced chili are placed for image purposes. 

So, here is a very easy-to-prepare breakfast dish with minimum ingredients.

Ingredients Required for Normal Upma

• Semolina 1 Cup
• Onions 2 to 3 onions
• Ginger one small piece
• Green chilies 1 or 2
• Mustard Seeds 1/2 spoon
• Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon
• Split Black Gram (Urad white) One Spoon
• Curry leaves
• Salt & Water

Upma Preparation Tips

• Keep all ingredients ready at hand.
• Cut small pieces of onions, ginger, and green chili (onions are for taste & flavor, and ginger and green chilies are for both spicy touch and taste).
• Measure  a cup of semolina and keep it by the side
• Keep 3 cups of water ready
• Now, light the stove and place your cooking pan on flame. Add 2 spoonfuls of oil to it.
• When the oil gets hot, put the onion pieces and fry to a hue of brown color
• Now add ginger and chili pieces. Turning over the ingredients briskly, add the ingredients of urad gram, mustard seeds, and cumin. Keep moving your hand briskly.
• When you hear the splitting sound, add the curry leaves and then the 3 cups of water into it.
• Add salt to taste and let the water boil (you may cover it with a lid for quick boiling or leave it as it is)
• When the water is fully boiling with jumping bubbles, keep pouring in the semolina with one hand while mixing it briskly with the other hand. Brisk action is required to prevent lump formations.
• After it is quite mixed, you may top it with a spoon of oil or ghee for better texture.
• Turn off the stove immediately after mixing but before adding the topping. 
• Place a lid on it and relax.

Now, after 5 minutes, your Upma is ready for serve.

One cup of Semolina serves 3 to 4 people depending upon the quantity you may like to serve.

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