Easy Upma recipe with ginger and green chili paste

 Easy Upma  recipe with ginger and green chili paste

Sooji / Rava - 1 cup

Ginger - 2 inch

Green chili - 3 ( spicy ones)

Methi seeds - 5

Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Chana dal - 1 tbsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 6 chopped

Fried Cashews - 10 broken ( optional )

Ghee - 2 tbsp 

Salt - 3/4 tsp or to taste

Lemon juice - 2 tbsp ( optional) I did not use this

Oil - 2 tbsp

Water - 3.5 cups

Preparation:

1. Take ginger and green chili and crush them to semi-smooth paste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add methi seeds, urad, chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and fry till dals turns light brown.

2. Now add curry leaves, ginger-green chili paste and fry for 2 mins

3. Now add water, salt, ghee and let it boil.

4. Now add sooji slowly while mixing continuously and close the lid for 2 mins

5. Now switch. of the flame and leave it for 5 mins before serving.

6. You can garnish with cashews, lemon juice on top and mix before serving.