South Indian Style Vegetable Upma

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Vegetables are eaten in a variety of ways.They can be taken as a main course,snacking as salad or boiled veggies.They can be consumed raw and can be cooked in many different ways.In South India,upma is prepared for breafast with different ravva's.Indian's are known to enjoy a snack at different times of the day.Every region has it's unique & favorite "short eat".Today let's see the savoury,nutritious and easy to prepare South Indian style semolina with vegetables combined.

Ingredients

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! Ghee                          1 tbsp.

! Semolina                   2 cups

! Red Chillies               2

! Salt                             to taste

! Peanuts                     4 tsps.

! Split Black Gram      1tsp.

! Mustard Seeds         1 tsp.

! Potatoes(small)        2

! Carrot(large)            1                    

! Shelled Peas             1/2 cup

! Curry Leaves           8

! Green Chillies           4

! Coriander Leaves     2 tbsps.

! French Beans(long)  4

! Onion(medium)        1             

! Ginger                        1 tbsp.

Method

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  Dry roast semolina in a skillet for 5 mins. till light golden and keep aside.
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  Wash and dice potatoes,carrots into small pieces.Wash beans,onion,corainder leaves separately and chop.Chop ginger and keep aside.Slit green chillies length wise.Wash and drain shelled peas.Set everything aside.
• Preheat the pan on medium heat.When the pan heats reduce the flame to low, drop the onions.Saute onions till transparent and drop chopped ginger and slit green chillies.Stir for a few minutes.
• Add all the chopped and diced vegetables.Cover and cook till all the vegetables are well sauteed.Pour in the water and add salt. ( Water should be double the quantity of semolina,here I used 4 cups of water.) Simmer and stir till the water begins to gently bubble.
• It's time for semolina to mix in.Add semolina slowly so as not to form any lumps.Give a constant stirring.Stir and cook for a few minutes.Remove from heat.
• In another small pan,add ghee and when the ghee is heated add peanuts and split black gram.Once they start turning golden in color,add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves.Once the mustard seeds splatter,remove from flame.
• Pour the above seasoning over the semolina mixture and garnish with coriander leaves.Stir well once.
• Serve hot Vegetable Upma with chutney of your choice.