Upma Sooji (Cream of Wheat)
April 15th, 2007 filed under Miscellaneous, Vegan
Upma Sooji is a great dish for breakfast or brunch.
Serving for 2.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sooji (rawa, semolina flour)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed (rai)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 20 peanuts
- 1 chopped green pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt to your taste
- 1/4 cup green peas
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
Method:
- Boil the green peas in 1 1/4 cup of water.
- As water comes to boil turn heat to low and continue cooking until peas are tender.
- Turn off the heat and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready. Add black mustard seed and cumin seed.
- Add mustard seed and cumin seeds as seeds crack, add peanuts and stir for one minute.
- Add sooji and stir-fry about 3 minutes on medium heat till sooji turns gold brown.
- Add green peas with water a little at a time, otherwise water will splatter.
- Add lemon juice and cover for 2 minutes.
- Sooji will absorb some of the water leaving the upma moist.
- Now add the cilantro and stir. Serve while hot.
Hi Manjula
Your recipes are really great and very easy to follow. Thanks heaps. I’m wondering where I can buy a pizza stone?
Thanks
Anita
Melbourne
Hi. Im not sure about Australia- But in US, one can buy from Target, Linens N Things and you wont believe it but from Bed bath and beyond!!!! they can be a little expensive – anything from 20-30 bucks. You can also chk on ebay for cheaper rates. Check this link :http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/search/search.aspx?order_num=-1&sstr=Pizza+stone&dim=1&nty=1& .
Also, check in Walmart. recently, one of my friend said that she got it from there. Thanks-
Anusha
You can also get stones from http://www.pamperedchef.com The ones sold at the stores listed above have metal in them that can catch on fire if “pizza” is not cooked on them and also will absorb metal into the foods. The Pampered Chef stones are all clay base and can cook any type of food on them safely. I have had stones from them for years and they just season themselves with easy cleanup.
You forgot to use green pepper. You have mentioned it in ingrediants but did not use it!!
she used it …..see the video again after zeera and mustard seeds
Would cous cous work? I can’t find coarse semolina, only very fine (like flour) so far.
Cous cous will work fine. It will be a little coarser, but should taste good.
your recipes are simply great
Hi Mam,
U r really a great cook.Ur recipies r very nice & simple.
Thnks
Pranjal
i am looking for to make veg cake in microwave. wud u pls help me out.
very very impressive and easy to understand. the use of basic homely available items used for receipe made it to unstand easily.
HOW CAN WE STORE CORIANDER LEAVES IN FREEZE FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS
THANX
Hi, Normally I separate the coriander leaves from stem and then wash leaves and dry it on paper. Once leaves are dry , i store it in a tight plastic container and store it in fridge for a week to 10 days. Until today, they have never been spoilt.
Thanks
Anusha
Yes you need coarse sooji not very fine
Are there two kinds of sooji? I used fine sooji and it tasted more like a dessert then upma. Please advise. Thankyou.
Hi Gigi, u shud use ruf sooji not plain………also known as Bansi rawa…