Thursday, 24 October 2013

Broken wheat upma

Broken wheat / Dalia upma a diabetic friendly recipe & it's also good for those who are dieting...
Can have it for breakfast  lunch or dinner.




Serves-4.
Preparation time : 15-20 min.
Cooking time :20-25 min.
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup/ 150 gm broken wheat / daila.
  • 1 tbsp ghee.
  • 22 gm French beans.
  • 1/4 cup green peas.
  • 100 gm carrot.
  • 1/4 cup each of minced red , yellow & green capsicum.
  • tbsp oil.
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds.
  • 1 whole red chilies.
  • Few curry leaves.
  • 1 onion minced finely.
  • 3-4 green chilies minced finely.
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
  • 4 cups water.
  • Salt to taste.
  • 1/8 cup cashew nuts.
  • 1 tbsp raisins.
  • tsp grated ginger.
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder.
Method:
  • Wash the vegetables & chop the beans & carrot finely.
  • Heat ghee in kadai add the broken wheat & fry on slow flame for about 10.
  • Heat oil in a non-stick pan add the capsicum & saute for 2-3 min, add the cashew nuts when its about to be brown add the raisins when it bloats remove all & keep aside.
  • In the same pan add the mustard seeds let it pop, add the red chilies broken into pieces & the curry leaves.
  •  Add the minced onion, green chilies, vegetables ( French beans, carrot, green peas ). ginger & saute for 10-15 min.
  • Add the water ,turmeric, salt & bring to a boil, let it simmer for sometime so that the complete flavor emirates from the ingredients once the water is boiled properly keep on low flame & add the broiled wheat slowly into the boiling water & keep stirring to avoid lumps, cover & cook on low flame till dry ( you can even pressure cook to 2 whistles) 
  • Garnish with coriander leaves, fried capsicum & the nuts & mix well.
  • Serve hot with coconut chutney.

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