Ingredients

• 1 cup - cracked wheat
• 1 tsp - salt
• 2 - green chilli
• 3 - cashews
• 1 - dry red chilli
• 1 tsp - ghee
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - urad dal
• 1 - small piece of ginger
• a few curry leaves
• 1 tsp - cooking oil
• 1/2 - lemon
• 1 - medium-sized onion
• 8-10 - beans
• 1 - carrot
• 1/4 cup - green peas

How to Make Cracked Wheat Vegetable Upma

• Cut all the vegetables into tiny pieces.
• Heat oil and fry the mustard seeds, dal and dry red chilli.
• Cut the cashews, green chillies and ginger into small pieces and fry slightly.
• Add the onion and saute until tender.
• Add the chopped vegetables and stir well for a couple of minutes.
• Add 1 cup of water, cover and cook the vegetables.
• When the vegetables are more than half-cooked, add 1 more cup of water, salt and the curry leaves and let the water heat up.
• When the water boils, add the cracked wheat, continuously stirring all the while.
• Add the ghee and mix well, taking care that the upma is not in lumps.
• If the wheat is not cooked, sprinkle some more water and mix well.
• Set aside for 5 minutes.
• Add the juice from 1/2 lemon and mix well.
• The upma will now be loose and not sticky. Serve hot.