I make Upma once a week in breakfast, i learned it from a north India friend who was very good in cooking, then improvised it with a maharshtrian friend. Actually I dont know Upma belongs to which region.. maharashtra or south, but i like it as its a healthy breakfast, though i dont put the same quantity of oil one sees in the restaurants. Ingredients: one and half cup semolina 4 cups water 1 tsp mustard seeds 3 greenn chillies split salt to taste(half tsp. for me) 5 french beans..chopped very finely 1small carrot..chopped finely 1 onion..chopped..optional( I dont use it) 1tbsp. roasted chana daal few curry leaves oil 4 tsp. juice of one lemon Take a pan, and roast the semolina on medium fire for 4 minutes., then take it off. Now in the pan, put 1 tsp. oil, heat it. add mustard seeds and when they start splitting add chana dal and roast till it is light brown. Add curry leaves and green chilli and stir add the vegetables and stir for 2 minutes. Now add water. Add salt, res
This is from my kitchen..open 24 hrs..according to my daughter:), if anyone of you tries my recipe and u like it then make me happy by writing a comment:)