Sunday, 26 October 2014

Spinach Upma (Palak Upma)

Ingredients:

Rawa (Sooji or Semolina grits) 1.5 cup
Spinach leaves 2 cups packed
Papdi Lilva beans (I used frozen) (optional) 1/2 cup
Onion 1 medium chopped
Ginger 1 inch piece 
Curry leaves few
Cashew nuts 10
Chana dal 2 sp
Urad dal 2 sp
Mustard seeds 1/2 sp
Cumin seeds 1/2 sp
Dry Red chilli 1
Hing little pinch
Green chillies 2 slit
Oil 1.5 sp
Ghee 1.5 sp (add more if you want to)
Lime juice 3 sp
Freshly grated coconut 3 sp
Salt to taste



Method:

1. Heat 1/2 sp oil in a pan, add Sooji and roast it till nice aroma comes and make sure there are no lumps and keep it aside.
2. In the same pan, heat remaining oil, ghee and then add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them crackle.
3. Now add chana dal, urad dal, cashew nuts in the order and fry till they get golden colour.
4. Then add dry red chilli, hing, ginger finely chopped, curry leaves, onions and cook till onions get translucent. Then add green chillies and fry for a minute.
5. Now add the spinach leaves chopped and cook for 2-3 mins.
6. Now add  Papdi lilva beans (you can pre boil them with little salt if needed) to any other vegetables like green peas, potato, carrot, French beans etc can be added.
7. Then add 3.5 cups of water and bring it to boil and then add salt, lime juice, coconut geared and mix well.
8. Now slowly add the Sooji while mucking continuously to avoid any lumps.
9. Then cook covered for another 10 mins or till it is done.
10. Serve hot with any pickle.

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