Basic Upma instant pot
Upma – a simple vegan savory breakfast dish made with Bombay rava aka semolina, water, and veggies.
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Ingredients
- Bombay rava or Sooji coarse - 1 Cup
- Water - 3 cups
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Onion - 1/3 Cup or Small
- Green chili - 4
- Ginger- 1 inch
- Peanuts - 2 tbsp
- Cashews - 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves - 4
- Tomato - half or 1/4 cup
- Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp
- Salt - 2 tsp
Instructions
- HOW TO MAKE PERFECT BASIC UPMA:
1. First, Chop small onion, Thai green chili, tomato, fresh ginger and keep them aside.
2. On SAUTE mode heat the oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds wait until they splutter. Add peanuts and cashews fry until they turn a golden color.
3. Add the green chili, onion, curry leaves, asafoetida (Hing) saute for a few seconds. Then add tomato, salt, and cook until tomato is mashed completely. Turn off SAUTE mode.
4. Add Bombay rava, water and mix it well to avoid any lumps.
5. Close the lid, pressure valve on sealing, and set the instant pot on MANUAL or PRESSURE COOK for 1 min.
7. When count down is done, quick release and serve it plain or with homemade sambar, Yogurt, gongura pickle.
Servings: 4