BROKEN WHEAT UPMA

Ingredients :

Broken samba wheat - 1 cup

water - 2 cups

onion chopped fine - 1 big or 2 medium

green chillies chopped into 1/2" pieces - 3

ginger grated - 1/2 "

carrot grated - 1/2

peas (optional) - 1/4 cup

salt to taste

for tempering :

oil - 2 tbsp

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

urad dal - 1 tsp

chana dal - 1 tsp

curry leaves - 6-7

Method :

In a pan dry roast the wheat till it becomes light pink and keep aside

In a non stick take oil and add ingredients for tempering and fry till mustard seeds splutter and the dals become light brown

add the onions, green chillies and ginger and saute till onions become light brown

add the wheat and saute well

add the carrot and peas and mix well

add 2 glasses of water, salt  and cook till the wheat gets cooked and blends well. you can add more water if you think it is not enough

cool and have

This is a very healthy dish and very good for diabetics.

Variation :

the south indian way for making broken wheat upma :

broken wheat - 1 cup

water - 1/2 cups

grated coconut - 5 tbsps

salt to taste

for tempering :

coconut oil - 2 tbsp

mustard seeds - 1 tsp

urad dal - 1 tbsp

red chillies - 3

Method :

Pressure cook the broken wheat for 1 whistle. cool it and use (it should resemble a crumble and should not be sticky, hence I have used less water for this recipe)

in a pan take coconut oil and add ingredients for tempering.

as soon as mustard seeds splutter and the urad dal gets brown, add the cooked wheat

add salt and mix well 

lastly garmish with grated coconut