Upma With Peanuts
- 2 cups cream of wheat or 2 cups semolina
- 2 slices ginger, chopped
- 1/2 cup peanuts (try to get raw, otherwise roasted with skins on is Ok)
- 1 tablespoon Urad Dal
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 -2 dried red chilies or 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes, to taste
- 1 cup mixed vegetables, chopped small
- 3 cups hot water, approximately
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 curry leaves (optional)
- salt
- In a wok, mildly roast the cream of wheat or semolina with salt until it is just about to get brown. Remove from the wok when done.
- In the wok, fry the peanuts until lightly browned. Add ginger, urad dal, mustard seeds and chili pepper. Continue cooking until the mustard seeds start to pop.
- Cook vegetables to prefered doneness.
- Add vegetables and curry leaves to the wok, mixing well.
- Add in roasted cream of wheat and mix well.
- With the heat on, pour water in stirring thoroughly until cream of wheat is no longer dry but is not soggy.
- Serve while warm.
cream of wheat, ginger, peanuts, mustard seeds, red chilies, mixed vegetables, hot water, vegetable oil, curry, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/upma-with-peanuts-483429 (may not work)