Healthy Upma

Lapshi rawa or broken wheat/daliya is more nutritious than normal semolina/rawa as it contains more fiber. Broken wheat is harder hence takes more time to cook. Better to cook it in pressure cooker before using it for any recipe. I always roast it slightly on little ghee/toop and cook it in a pressure cooker with double the quantity of water or mixture of water and curd ( for using in salty dishes) or water and milk ( for using in sweet dishes). This comes very handy and your dish becomes ready in just 10-15 minutes.

Today I made तिरंगी उपमा or tricolor healthy broken wheat pulao to celebrate India's win over Pakistan in World cup 2011.
All the best for Dhoni and the Indian team!!!

Ingredients
1-1/2  cup Pressure cooked broken wheat( preferably cook in advance and let it cool completely)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped capsicum( green peas if available)
1/4 cup chopped carrot
salt and sugar to taste

Tempering
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp udid daL
1/2 tsp asafoetida
3-4 curry leaves
1/2 inch chopped ginger
2 chopped green chilies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Garnishing
grated coconut
chopped coriander leaves
a lemon wedge
1 tsp sajook toop

Method

• Heat oil in a kadhai
• Add tempering ingredients one by one.
• Add onion. Fry in the oil for a while and add little salt. Add chopped vegetables. Stir fry with onion. Cover with lid for a minute or two.
• Add cooked broken wheat and mix well. Add salt and sugar to taste.Cover with lid to blend it well with other ingredients.
• Turn off the gas.
• Garnish with coconut.coriander and a dash of lemon juice. A teaspoon of ghee/sajook toop will surely be 'a cherry on the cake'.