Upma

Ingredients:

• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Chana Dal - 1/2 tsp
• Green Chillies - 4 to 5 finely chopped
• Ginger - Small Piece minced
• Oil - 3 to 4 tsps
• Curry Leaves - 1 Strand
• Coriander Leaves - 3 springs
• Peanuts - 2 tsps
• Onion - 1/2 Medium
• Tomato - 1/2 Medium
• Sooji / Semolina - 1 Cup
• Water - 2 to 2 1/2 Cups
• Salt - To Taste

Preparation:

1. Add oil in a heavy pan.
2. Add mustard seeds,cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal and peanuts and saute till they are cooked. 
3. Add green chillies,ginger,curry leaves and fry for a minute.
4. Add finely chopped onions and fry till they become translucent.
5. Add chopped toamtoes and cook till they are soft.
6. Add water to this mixture and let it come to boil. Add Salt.
7. When the water comes to a rolling boiling, lower the flame and add the semolina to it.Keep on stirring while you add the semolina to avoid lumps.
8. The semolina will absorb water and begin to cook.Reduce the flame,put the lid and simmer the upma for 5 minutes.
9. Garnish upma with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note : This is the basic sooji upma. In this recipe, sooji can be replaced by Semiya or Godhuma Rava.