Upma With its authenticity.

Sooji made upma is typical south Indian breakfast recipe, but now its not just limited to south India, its spread all over Asia.

INGREDIENTS:
Sooji (1 cup).
Water (2 cups).
Oil (5ml).
Ghee (1 1/2 TBs).
Mustard seeds (1 tsp).
Fenugreek seeds (a pinch).
Dried Red chillies (2-3).
Bengal gram (a pinch).
Urad dal (a pinch).
Chopped onions (1 big).
Ginger paste (1 tsp).
Lemon juice (1 tsp).
Green chillies slit (2-3).
Salt to taste.
Peanuts (2 TBs).
Curry leaves.

PROCEDURE:
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan and roast the sooji in it and set aside. Now heat oil in a pan add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, dried red chillies, as they pop up add bengal gram and urad dal and saute, now add chopped onions, peanuts and fry till golden brown, now add green chillies slit, ginger paste, salt and saute well, now add curry leaves stir and add water and bring it to boil, as water boils gradually and slowly add roasted sooji to it and continuously stir it, as water gets dried up and sooji gets cooked up, add remaining ghee to it. Off the flame and serve it hot with chutney, pickle or podi. Feel the authenticity of South Indian taste sitting at home.