Mumbai street food · Vegetarian
Mumbai-Style
Vegetable Upma
Soft, savoury semolina cooked with vegetables, aromatic spices, curry leaves and a touch of lemon.
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The recipe
Comforting, flavourful and made at home.
A comforting, filling breakfast that comes together quickly and is perfect with a cup of chai.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup semolina (rava/suji)
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 8–10 curry leaves
- 1–2 green chillies
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 small carrot, diced
- ½ cup green peas
- 3 cups water
- Salt, coriander and lemon juice
- 2 tbsp roasted cashews, optional
Method
- Roast the semolina. Dry-roast semolina over low heat for 4–5 minutes until aromatic. Transfer it to a bowl.
- Temper the aromatics. Heat oil or ghee. Crackle mustard seeds, then add cumin, urad dal, curry leaves, chilli and ginger.
- Cook the vegetables. Add onion, carrot and peas. Sauté until the onion is soft and the vegetables are tender.
- Cook the upma. Add water and salt and bring to a boil. Slowly add semolina while stirring continuously. Cook 5–7 minutes until thick.
- Finish and serve. Stir in lemon juice, coriander and cashews. Serve hot.