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Brown Rice Upma

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Description

Upma is one of the traditional South Indian breakfasts. Upma can be made in several different ways. Here is recipes for upma made with whole grain brown rice.

Servings:3-4

Method:

Soak brown rice for half hour. Bake it at  375 degree Fahrenheit or 180 Centigrade  for 15 min. Blend it in a blender into coarse granules. Keep this a side.

In a saucepan dry roast mustard seed, urad dal and cumin seeds for one minute. Add chilies, ginger, onion and curry leaves and sauté them for a minute. Add tomatoes followed by 6 cups of water. Cover with a lid. Let the water boil. Add salt and stir. Add cracked rice and cover with a lid. Cook until the rice is soft (for 5 minutes).

Squeeze juice of a 1/2 lemon. Add 2 tablespoons of cilantro for garnishing.

Transfer to the serving dish.

Hint: Cracked brown rice can be prepared ahead and stored in a container in a dry place for several weeks.

 

Ingredients

1 cup of brown rice (200 grams)
3 chilies, finely chopped
1-inch of ginger, finely chopped
1 medium onion, cut into thin long pieces
10-15 curry leaves
1/4 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon of urad dal (white lentils)
1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds (Jeera)
2 Tomatoes, cut into 1cm pieces
Salt for taste (1/2 teaspoon)
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