Ingredients

• 1 cup - semolina/Sooji/Farina
• 2 cups - water
• 3-4 tbsp - oil
• 1 cup - mixed vegetables (very finely chopped onion, carrot, peas, potato, beans)
• 1 pod - garlic (optional)
• Curry leaves, a few
• 1/2 tsp - ginger chopped
• 1 - green chilli
• Hing/asafetida, a pinch
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder (optional)
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - urad dal
• Coriander leaves, to garnish
• Lime juice from 1 small lime

How to Make Mixed vegetable upma

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal, hing, green chilli and ginger. When mustard seeds crackle, add garlic and mixed vegetables.
• Sprinkle salt and turmeric powder and fry till the vegetables turn soft.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp oil.
• Fry semolina on low flame till it turns light golden brown.
• This step is very important.
• Simultaneously, bring water to rolling boil in another vessel.
• When semolina turns light golden brown, add the vegetables.
• Pour water gradually and stir continuously. Add salt if needed.
• Simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• Squeeze lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with chutney or sambar.
• Recipe courtesy: Indian Vegetarian Kitchen