Upma With Peanuts - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 cups cream of wheat or 2 cups semolina
2 slices ginger, chopped
1/2 cup peanuts (try to get raw, otherwise roasted with skins on is Ok)
1 tablespoon Urad Dal
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 -2 dried red chilies or 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes, to taste
1 cup mixed vegetables, chopped small
3 cups hot water, approximately
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 curry leaves (optional)
salt
Preparation
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In a wok, mildly roast the cream of wheat or semolina with salt until it is just about to get brown. Remove from the wok when done.
In the wok, fry the peanuts until lightly browned. Add ginger, urad dal, mustard seeds and chili pepper. Continue cooking until the mustard seeds start to pop.
Cook vegetables to prefered doneness.
Add vegetables and curry leaves to the wok, mixing well.
Add in roasted cream of wheat and mix well.
With the heat on, pour water in stirring thoroughly until cream of wheat is no longer dry but is not soggy.
Serve while warm.
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