Tomato upma recipe | How to make upma with tomato
Ingredients
- Semolina½ cups
- Salt¼ tsp
- Ghee1–1 ½ tbsp
- Cumin½ tsp
- Mustard seed½ tsp
- Chana dal1 tsp
- Urad dal1 tsp
- Hews10 tbsp
- Chili pepper1–2
- Curry1 sprig
- Asafoetida1 pinch
- Onion1
- Turmeric2 pinches
- Tomato¾ cups
- Cilantro2 tbsp
Instructions
- Dry roast the semolina over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it turns crunchy and aromatic. Transfer it to a bowl.
- Wash, deseed and chop the tomatoes. Slice the onion and green chilies.
- Heat the same pan with the ghee or oil. Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cashews, and sauté until the lentils turn golden.
- Add the onion, curry leaves and green chilies and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle in the hing.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric and salt and sauté for 2 minutes. Cover and cook over medium heat until the tomatoes turn mushy. Uncover and sauté over medium-high heat until the raw smell of the tomatoes is gone.
- Pour in the water and bring it to a boil. Taste the water and adjust the salt; it should be slightly salty.
- When the water boils, reduce the heat to medium. Slowly pour in the semolina in a steady stream while stirring with a ladle in your other hand. Stir well until there are no lumps.
- Cover and cook over medium heat until the water is absorbed. Stir well.
- If you like, stir in more ghee and the chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot or warm.
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