Easy Semolina Upma
Semolina upma makes an easy option for breakfast, brunch or evening snacks. Kerala Upma is a delicious dish made with the unique flavor of coconut.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup coarse Semolina flour rava, Sooji
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 2 tsp Mustard seed
- 1 tbsp Ginger finely chopped
- 1 Green Chili pepper chopped
- ½ cup Onion chopped
- 2-3 Curry leaves optional
- 2 cups of Water
- Salt to taste
- ½ cup finely grated Coconut
Instructions
- Take the semolina flour in a pan. Dry roast on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Make sure not to brown the flour.
- Remove the flour from the pan and keep aside.
- Add coconut oil to the same pan. When hot, crackle the mustard seeds.
- When the crackling stops, add ginger, green chili and onion.
- Saute until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Stir in the curry leaves.
- Add water and salt to the pan with care. Bring it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Add grated coconut and stir well. Cook for 1 minute.
- Slowly stir-in the roasted semolina flour into the water-coconut mix in the pan.
- Stir and mix well with a spoon. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Enjoy hot or warm with banana or pickles.
Notes
Do not brown the flour while roasting. Semolina flour will burn easily. So always fry them on medium-low heat with stirring. The grains will look more dry, separate and easy to stir when roasted.
Make sure the flame is reduced before adding water. Take care while doing this as adding water to hot oil is risky. The water may splash and can cause burn. So add water very slowly.
The roasted semolina flour will absorb water and swells fast. So you have to work quick. Mix the flour immediately after adding to water.
Add more water if you like it in a thick porridge style.
Make sure the flame is reduced before adding water. Take care while doing this as adding water to hot oil is risky. The water may splash and can cause burn. So add water very slowly.
The roasted semolina flour will absorb water and swells fast. So you have to work quick. Mix the flour immediately after adding to water.
Add more water if you like it in a thick porridge style.