Vegetable Upma - Uppittu

Preparation time : 25mins | Cooking time : 15mins
Serves : 3 plates | Recipe Cuisine : Indian
Ingredients :
Bansi sooji/semolina - 1 cup
Green beans finely chopped- 6-7nos
Carrot grated -1(large)
Potato finely chopped - 1 small
Capsicum finely chopped - 1 small
Tomato finely chopped - 2nos
Green chili 4-5
Curry leaves 8-10
Ginger 1/4 inch
Grated Coconut - 3tsp
Ghee - 1tsp
Salt according to taste.

P.S : 1cup - 250ml (liquid) and 225gms(solid)

To temper
Oil - 2 - 3 tablespoons
Mustard 1/4 tsp
Channa dal 1/2 tsp
Urad dal 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Turmeric 2 pinch
Asafoetida -1 pinch
To Garnish
Coriander leaves - 2tsp

Procedure to prepare Vegetable Upma
Heat the tava and add 2-3 tablespoons of oil.
Add Urad dal,channa dal and mustard seeds simultaneously to it.

Once the mustard seeds start popping or the dals start turning golden brown add asafoetida,turmeric and Rava/Sooji to it.
Roast it until the rava becomes light brown or until you smell the aroma.
Keep it aside.

Add finely chopped beans,potato and grated carrot with 2 1/2 cups water.
Add a little salt while the vegetables are kept for boiling so that it absorbs salt.

Close the lid as the nutrients won't evaporate and boils quickly.

Boil it in medium flame for 10-12 minutes.
Water will be reduced to almost 1/2 cup.

Now grind coconut,ginger and green chillies coarsely.


Add it to the boiled vegetables along with 3/4 cup of water,chopped tomatoes,capsicum and curry leaves.

Add little more quantity of salt.

Let it boil for 2 more minutes in medium flame.
Now add the tempered Sooji/Rava in low flame.quickly stir and mix very well.
Make sure there are no lumps.

Cover the lid and allow the upma to steam for 4-5 minutes on the low flame.

Add ghee to it.
Last but not the least add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves to garnish.
Upma is ready to eat.....