UPMA PESARATTU

INGREDIENTS::

FOR UPMA::

Sooji                                           2 cup
Onion                                          1
Green chilies                                4
1" Ginger                                     1

Curry leaves                                1 sprig
Cashew nuts                                8-10
Water                                         41/4 cups
Salt                                             as required
Oil                                              2 tsp
FOR TEMPERING::
Mustard seeds                            1 tsp
Cumin seeds                               1 tsp
Chana dal                                   1 tsp
Urad dal                                     1 tsp


PROCEDURE::
1)Roast the sooji until it changes color and you feel the aroma of the sooji.

2)Now add some oil in the pan, and when hot add mustard seeds once they splutter then add the cumin seeds, chana dal and urad dal.
Add the cashewnuts now and saute for 1 minute until it turns golden brown .
3)Add the onion pieces,ginger, green chilies and curry leaves.Let the onions turn transparent.

4)Now add the water and salt. And cover the lid so that the flavor doesn't come out.Let the water boil.

5)Now add the roasted sooji to it little by little avoiding lumps.
Cover the lid and simmer. Upma will be ready in 5-6 minutes. Stir in between.

 **Change the water quantity according to the texture you want to have for upma.

FOR PESARATTU:

Moongdal/Pesara pappu                       1 cup

Rice                                                      2 tsp

Red chilies                                             3

Ginger pieces                                         1 tsp(finely chopped)

Onion                                                    1 medium(finely chopped)

Cumin seeds                                          1 tsp

Salt                                                        as required

Oil/ghee                                                 as required

PROCEDURE::

1) Soak the moongdal and rice for 1 hour. If it is whole moongdal soak it overnight.

2) Grind the dal , red chilies, ginger and salt  into fine paste.

   Mix water accordingly.The batter should not be running.

3)Now heat the dosa tawa, once hot add some oil or ghee on it.

Take a ladle full of batter and spread into dosa.

   

4)Now sprinkle the onion and ginger pieces on the dosa.

5)Put little oil/ghee on the edges of the dosa. Once the dosa is roast on one side turn to the other side.

Lengthy process hmm but the end result is good..You will love it.

                          Now serve the upma with  pesarattu and ginger chutney.