Upma (Hot breakfast cereal)

Difficulty Rating 2 (Special Ingredients needed)

1 cup Sooji (cream of wheat)or Vermicelli noodles
1 Onion diced
½ tsp Mustard seeds
½ tsp Urad Dahl (optional)
Pinch Asafetida
Oil
½ tsp Sugar
2-3 Green Chilies (optional)
4-5 Curry leaves (optional)
1 Tbsp Coconut milk (optional)
Pinch Turmeric
1 tsp Salt

1. Roast the sooji (or vermicelli noodles) on low heat until it begins to golden and then remove.
2. Heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds and urad dahl until the mustard seeds splutter. Add the curry leaves.
3. Add the onions until they turn golden.
4. Add asafetida, turmeric and green chili. Add the Salt and Sugar.
5. Add 2 cups of water until it starts to boil.
6. Slowly add the sooji.
7. Cook until the water is absorbed.
8. Add the coconut milk
9. Serve warm with peanut chutney or tomato puchera.