Broken Wheat Upma
A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 50 g Cracked/broken wheat Gothambu nurukku
- 50 g Spinach — finely chopped
- 50 g Drumstick leaves Muringa ela
- 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1/2 cup Onion — finely chopped
- Ginger a small piece — finely chopped
- 2 nos Green chillies — finely chopped
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Split black gram parippu (Uzhunnu)
- Oil, to taste
- 11/2 cup Water
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Wash the broken wheat and allow it to drain.
Step 2
Get a pressure cooker and pour oil. Heat the oil. let the mustard seeds crackle and black gram dal.
Step 3
Add chopped spinach, drumstick leaves, grated coconut, chopped onion, ginger, green chillies and required salt. cook for sometime.
Step 4
Add broken wheat and stir for sometime.
Step 5
Add 1 1/2 cup water and close the pressure cooker. Cook for 1 whistle.
Step 6
Broken wheat upma is ready and serve hot.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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