Upma

Upma (Savory Whole Wheat Upma)

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp Olive Oil (save 2 Tbsp)
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 Tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• salt to taste
• 1 cup Sooji
• 2.5 cups water

Steps:

1. Dry saute Sooji in a pan until light brown - constantly stirring.
2. Heat up 1 Tbsp oil in a pan
3. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to temper them (they will start popping)
4. Add pumpkin seeds and let them brown for a second (they will puff up and brown a little)
5. Take this mixture and put aside (leave as much of the oil behind as possible)
6. Add 1 Tbsp oil and reheat
7. Add onion, saute on low-medium heat until translucent
8. Add tomatoes, saute until tomato chunks have disintegrated
9. Add salt and mix through
10. Add water and let water heat to a simmering boil
11. Check saltiness of water (should be a bit salty for the Sooji to go in)
12. Stir water continuously and slowly drizzle all Sooji into the water.
13. Add in the spice/pumpkin mixture and stir to thoroughly spread out. The Sooji granules will be obvious.
14. Stir until the grains of Sooji are puffed up - look closely and they don't look white any more. They are one blended group.
15. Add some oil (to taste, doesn't have to be whole 2 Tbsp) and stir thoroughly.
16. Serve with Potato Curry if desired or with spicy South Indian Powders, pickles or alone.

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