Semaiya Upma

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Ingredients:

2 cups semaiya

2 tbsp ghee

1 tsp mustard seeds

handful of curry leaves

1 big chopped onion

2 medium chopped tomatoes

2 green chillies cut lengthwise

2 tbsp oil

Salt as per taste

Water


Recipe:

1. Take a kadai, heat ghee on low flame, add semaiya and roast till it changes its color to brown. DO NOT BURN. Remove and keep aside.

2. In the same kadai, add oil and heat it.

3. Add mustard to the heated oil and let it splutter. Add curry leaves, green chillies. Saute the same.

4. Add onions and saute till soft and translucent. Do not over cook onions to turn brown.

5. Now add tomatoes and saute till they turn soft and little mushy. Add salt to the mixture.

6. Saute all for more 2 mins. Later add 2 full glass of water to the same. Adjust the salt as per the taste.

7. Cover and bring the water to boil. Add the roasted semaiya to the same. Keep stirring while adding the semaiya, else lumps will be created. Mix well.

8. Cover and let semaiya cook for more 5 mins. Stir occasionally.

9. Hot Delicious Semaiya Upma is ready to serve.

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