Indian recipe - Vegetable Upma Plain

This can be eaten as Breakfast. Easy to cook and healthy.

Ingredients:

1.  Sooji ( Rava ) roasted or plain 250 gm.
2.  Green chillies according to taste , can use 2
3. Chopped one small onion
4. Finely chopped vegetables such as carrot, beans, capsicum, peas. Do not use Potato.
5. Small piece of ginger, finely chopped ( Optional )
6. Mustard seeds 1 Tb Sp
7. Curry leaves optional.
8. 2 Tb Sp oil for frying
9. 1 Tb.Sp Ghee optional
10. Water - 3 times the quantity of Rava/Sooji
11. Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. If sooji is not roasted, dry roast slightly. 
2. In a kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds. Let it splutter
3. Add curry leaves, onion with green chillie and fry for a minute in medium flame
4. Add ginger and fry for another minute till the aroma goes off.
5. Mix all other chopped vegetables. Cover and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
6. Add water and bring this mixture to a boil, can let it cook until the vegetables become tender
7. At this stage ghee can be added, if needed.
8. Finally add roasted sooji/rava and stir well slowly in a slow flame. until the mixture thickens. If you feel its still uncooked or hard, sprinkle little more water to it.
9. Leave it covered for a minute. 

Upma is ready to be served.


Note: Ghee softens the upma, and tastes well. can be eaten with salads or just it. If ghee is not added it would be slightly dry can be eaten with any curries, or banana or sugar.


Happy Cooking !!!