Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cracked Wheat Upma

Upma is always a simple breakfast, easy to prepare and a comforting food. There are so many varieties of Upma. We, south indians can make Upma out of anything I guess :). I tried this simple Cracked wheat upma for breakfast today. I prepared it for the first time and did similarly like the sooji or oats upma. It came out good and now this will be a frequent breakfast for us :).

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What you need?

1 cup Cracked Wheat
1/2 of an Onion chopped
1/2 cup Vegetables of your choice (I used carrots, corn, peas n beans)
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2" pc Ginger finely chopped
2 Green chillies chopped
3-4 Curry leaves chopped
2 cups Water
1 tsp Oil
Salt

How to prepare?

Dry roast the cracked wheat for a few minutes until the colour changes to slight brown and a nice aroma comes. Keep aside the roasted cracked wheat.

Heat oil in the same pan. Splutter mustard and cumin seeds. Add curry leaves, ginger and green chillies. Saute for a minute. Add onions and saute until they turn pink.Now add the veggies and cook them. Once veggies are also cooked, pour the water into the pan and add salt. When water starts boiling, reduce the flame. Now slowly add the cracked wheat and keep on stirring while you add. Cover and cook until the water dries up and the wheat is cooked completely. Serve hot with sambhar or chutney.


Notes:
*If you want the wheat to be very soft and a little mushy, add a little more than 2 cups water.
*You can use the fine wheat variety too.
*Garnish with some coconut or coriander leaves.
*You can also add some peanuts or cashews before adding onions and roast them.






33 Tasty Comments:

Julie said...

wow..yummy upma..I never had this version..Earlier,I had sweet cracked wheat upma using jaggery...lovely one!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Yummy breakfast recipe....

Sangeetha M said...

u won't believe when i had Gestational Diabetes i use have this upma for breakfast n dinner daily for 3 months ...after that i had a strong aversion to thsi upma but after seeing yours its inviting so want to make this soon...nice addition of corns to it..

Unknown said...

wow, that looks superb. A great presenatation !!!

Priya Suresh said...

Very inviting,filling and healthy upma, lovely..

Deepti said...

lovely combination for the upma

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divya said...

Lovely and healthy upma. Looks delicious !

aipi said...

Wonderfully done dear, it looks so appetizing n colorful ~ I am ready with my fork to dig in :DD
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Unknown said...

Not a fan of upma but this looks very inviting and yum!

Vimitha Durai said...

Yummy and healthy breakfast recipe...

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Lovely looking upma dear. Very healthy and tasty recipe.

Deepa
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Shylaja said...

Delicious and healthy upma
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Deeksha said...

Healthy and yummy breakfast! Love the idea of adding coconut in it.

Indian Khana said...

Looks so perfect n colourful ...yum

Reva said...

Upma looks very colourful, beautiful presentation. Personally I haven't tasted it but should give it a try. It makes a wholesome meal for the rumbling tummy:)
Reva

Shireen said...

Yummy upma Sobha! And lovely presentation too! I will definitely try this one!

Raji said...

Looks lovely ...beautiful presentation..this upma features a lot in my breakfast.

Binys Recipes said...

wow lovely recipe....well presented

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

Nutritious and healthy looking Upma...Love your presentation

Ila said...

rally easy and quick breakfast recipe :)
Looks delicious and tempting :)

Priya Sreeram said...

pretty platter there- daliya upma looks yum

Hari Chandana P said...

Healthy and colorful upma.. looks perfect !!
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Anonymous said...

Woww.. looks yummm.. nice pic :)

Unknown said...

Wow healthy n yummy upma...nice variation to the usual rava upma

Treat and Trick said...

Very colorful and yummy! Great clicks too...

Sravs said...

Nice healthy breakfast for a healthy morning !!

Elaichii said...

I liked your perfect round shape for this yummy upma!

Divya D said...

Quick and delicious breakfast!!

JishasKitchen said...

superb upma..looks so beautoful and tempting.I feel like having it right now..

saleena said...

Perfect upma.....I must try this....

Simply Life said...

oh this looks fabulous!

Pushpa said...

Healthy yummy upma.

Loveandcalories said...

Very Healthy! I make kanji out of it!!

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