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Saturday, 30 January 2016

Semolina Peas Upma (Porridge - South Indian Style)


          This is my 700th post since I started my website in August 2014. Today I made a healthy and a nutritious South Indian breakfast of semolina cooked with some green peas. It is a very simple and a quick dish that can be prepared in a jiffy and is very common in most homes.

          You can add any veggies to it, to enhance the flavour and make it more wholesome. Relish it with coconut chutney or pickle. I like mine with some idli podi sprinkled over it. So check out  the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.








  • 3/4 cup sooji (semolina)
  • 1/2 cup green peas (I used frozen peas)
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • 1 tsp. mustard seeds
  • 1 whole dry red chili, broken
  • 1 tsp. urad dal (split black gram)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp. ginger, chopped
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 2-3 tbsp. roasted peanuts
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. ghee





          Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard seeds and red chili. After it stops spluttering, add the urad dal and sauté till it changes colour

          Add the onion, ginger and curry leaves. Sauté till light brown. Now add the green peas, followed by the sooji and stir fry till it turns slightly brown.

          Add 3 cups water, salt and the roasted peanuts. Simmer by stirring continuously on a low flame till it turns thick. Add lime juice and ghee. Give it a stir and serve hot with coconut chutney.




                          Heat oil & temper with mustard seeds & dry red chilies. After it 
                          stops spluttering, add urad dal & sauté for a few seconds.



                               Add onion, ginger & curry leaves. Sauté till light brown.



                                Add the green peas followed by the .......



                               ...........semolina. Stir fry till light brown in colour.



                       Add water, salt & roasted peanuts. Simmer till it becomes thick. Add 
                       lime juice & ghee. Give it a stir.




                                Serve hot with coconut chutney.















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