Showing posts with label upma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upma. Show all posts
Cracked wheat is extremely nutritious. My grandmother used to have this upma almost as her staple food. She is over 90 and still healthy...may God keep it that way.
Ingredients: (serves 2)
cracked wheat - 1 cup
chopped vegetables - 1 cup (Carrot, Peas, Cabbage, Onion, etc.)
water - 2 cups
green chillies - 2
curry leaves -1 stalk
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
black gram - 1/2 tsp
oil - 1 tbsp
asafoetida - a pinch
turmeric powder - a pinch
salt - 3/4 tsp (adjust to taste)
Method
Heat oil. Add mustard, cumin seeds and urad dal. When it splutters, add green chillies and curry leaves. Then add washed cracked wheat and fry for a minute. Add vegetables, turmeric powder and water. Pressure cook/microwave for 15 minutes or until cooked. Serve hot.
A quick, light anytime meal, especially when served with chutney, pleases the taste-buds and provides nourishment - a blessing to the busy and industrious!
Ingredients: (serves 2)
vermicelli - 1 cup
carrot(diced)+beans(cut)+cabbage(grated)+peas(boiled) - 1 cup
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
black gram - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
green chillies - 2
broken cashews - a few
curry leaves - 1 stalk
salt - about 3/4 tsp (adjust to taste)
asafoetida - a pinch
oil - 1 tbsp
Method:
Heat 2 1/2 cups of water along with vegetables and salt (for about 2 minutes on high if you use the microwave).
Heat oil in a sauce pan and add mustard seeds, black gram, cashews, cumin seeds and asafoetida. When it splutters, add green chillies and curry leaves. Then, add vermicelli and roast until it turns light brown (this step can be skipped if roasted vermicelli is used). Add the water+vegetables and cook until done.
With a lot of green gram left in my kitchen and not much else, I was wondering what to do with it. It was a long time since I made kichidi. That's when this healthy, wholesome dinner idea presented itself, and I prepared it in just minutes.
Ingredients (serves 2):
carrot+cabbage+peas - 1 cup, chopped
green chillies - 3
curry leaves - a twig
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - a pinch
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
oil - 1 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp (adjust according to taste)
Method:
Heat oil. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. and fry for a minute. Add washed green gram, vegetables, turmeric powder and salt. Pressure cook with 3 cups of water till done (do not overcook). Add lemon juice and serve hot.
This is a versatile Indian convenience food item. Whenever I don't feel like putting in a lot of thought or effort into my cooking, this is the perfect go-to candidate - a wholesome meal without a great deal.
Ingredients:
mixed vegetables (cabbage, carrot, peas, beans, onion) - 1 cup
broken rice / semolina - 1 cup
green chillies - 3 (adjust according to taste)oil - 1 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tsp
black gram (urad dal) - 1 tsp
curry leaves - 1 stalk
salt - 1 tsp (adjust according to taste)
Method:
Take oil in a sauce pan. Add mustard, cumin and black gram. When it splutters, add green chillies and curry leaves. Add rice / semolina and fry for a few minutes. Mix vegetables and stir for a couple of minutes. Add 3 cups of warm water and microwave for 10 minutes until cooked and serve hot with chutney.
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