Kitchen-Kollections

I was tried this upma from a magazine almost 7 yrs back..till then i knew only rava upma. This upma is really tasty. There is quite number of versions for this upma..some dont add tadka or popu at all but i do because I love the spicy nature of red chilli.I generally add lot of veggies sometimes i even add sprouts…after you make the upma….just add littlelemon juice!! It really enhances the flavour!!!!! This is quite common recipe but many might not know about this so here is the recipe in a jiffy.

Ingredients

1 cup poha
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 chopped green chillies
1 cup frozen veggies – beans, carrots, corn
1 cup moong sprouts(optional)
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 tsp lemon juice
A pinch of turmeric
1/4th spoon of red chilli poder
Salt to taste

For tadka

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp jeera
1/4 tsp Gram dal
1/4 tsp urad dal
2 red chillies
10 curry leaves
Oil – 1 tsp

Method

• First of all, sprinkle some water on poha and keep it aside.Take a pan and add oil. Add the tadka ingredients and fry till they turn light brown. Add onions, green chillies and curry leaves and cook.
• Add the chopped veggies and sprouts. Add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder. Cook tilll all veggies are done. Add the poha and mix it well. Cook for 2 more minutes then switch off. While serving, add a little lemon juice and mix it. It tastes YUMMY!!

Ingredients

1 cup bambino vermicelli
1 cup diced Onion
2 diced green chillies
Curry leaves – 4 to 5
1 potato cut into pieces
1 cup boiled peas
1 cup diced carrot
half cup chopped spring onions
2 cups water

Popu or Tadka

1 teaspoon sanagapappu
1 teaspoon minapappu
1 teaspoon  mustard seeds
1 teaspoon  jeera
2 or 3 red chilli
half a teaspoon of ginger garlic paste
salt to taste

Method

Pour some vegetable oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add sanagapappu, minapapappu, jeera and red chillies. Stir well. Add onion, green chilies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste and keep stirring until onions are transparent and soft. Add potato, peas and salt and let it cook for a while. Add spring onion. Now slowly add the wheat bran and mix well. Fry till vermicelli turns slightly brown. Now add 2 cups water and boil. Put a lid on the pan and let it cook for 10 min stirring in between.Garnish it with coriander leaves and server hot

Its one of the good old breakfast!! Here is the simple recipe.. 

Ingredients:

1 Cup Upma Rava
4 Green chilies
1 medium Onion
1/2 ” Piece Ginger
10 cashew nuts
Peanuts as required
Salt to taste
4 tbsp Oil or Ghee
Curry leaves
1tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
2 red chilis Broken halved
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 1/2 cups water
 

Method

Take a pan and add half tsp ghee and fry rava till it becomes light brown in color. Keep it aside. Now chop onion into thin long pieces.Chop green chilis and ginger finely. Heat 2tsp oil in a pan,add chanadal,red chili,Urad dal muster seeds and fry till the dals turn into brown color. Add chopped oinon and ginger green chilis fry 2-3 mins,and Put curry leaves ,cashews and peanuts to it. Add wateand salt and stir it well.. Cover with a lid so that it comes to a boil.Allow it boil for 7-8 mins.
When the water comes to boil add 1 tsp ghee. Add the roasted rava slowly and keep stirring until it becomes thick. Put a lid on it and let it cook for at least 5 minutes.  Serve hot with the pickle or allam chutney.
 

Wheat bran upma

I am sure all south indians are all familiar with semolina or rava upma. But there is another variety of upma too…goduma rava upma or wheat bran upma. Its highly nutritious and really tasty.

Here is the recipe :-

Cooking time 20-25 min

Ingredients

1 cup wheat bran
1 cup diced Onion
2 diced green chillies
Curry leaves – 4 to 5
1 potato cut into pieces
1 cup boiled peas
1 cup diced carrot
2 cups water

Popu or Tadka

1 teaspoon sanagapappu
1 teaspoon minapappu
1 teaspoon  mustard seeds
1 teaspoon  jeera
2 or 3 red chilli
half a teaspoon of ginger garlic paste
salt to taste

Method

Pour some vegetable oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add sanagapappu, minapapappu, jeera and red chillies. Stir well. Add onion, green chilies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste and keep stirring until onions are transparent and soft. Add potato, peas and salt and let it cook for a while. Add 2 cups water and let it boil. Now slowly add the wheat bran and mix well. Put a lid on the pan and let it cook for 10 min stirring in between. After it is cooked, garnish it with coriander leaves and savour it!