Corn Upma

This is a very easy and quick dish to fix. You can serve this up with more veggies added as well. Well, if you are really in a hurry, you can miss the veggies as well ;)
Semolina - approx 1 cup
Veg Oil - 4 Tbsp
Mustard Seeds - approx 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 4
Green Chilly - 2 Medium
Onion - 1
Big Corn - 1/2 cup
Baby Beans - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1/4 cup (optional for color sake)
Water - 2.5 cups
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - a pinch
Salt - as required

Roast Semolina and keep aside
In veg oil, add mustard seeds.
When the popping stops, add in the curry leaves, onions and salt.
Saute for a while and add in the corn,carrots and baby beans.
Fry till they are cooked.
Add in chilli and chilli powder.
Add water and lime juice.
When the water is about to boil, add semolina bit by bit, stirring continuously. (otherwise, lumps will form)
Serve Hot :D

Uppma - Semolina

Uppma - Semolina
Spicy and filling. You can consider this as a side dish as well as a main dish. Cooking time is hardly more than 5 minutes. This is healthy for a breakfast and will keep you full till lunchtime.

This is a South Indian dish and is vey famous in Kerala for a hearty morning breakfast. It is a comfort food for me and something I usually cook up when I am a tab bit lazy.

Ingredients

Semolina -1 pack
Chilli - as required. If you need more spice, add more. If not 2-3 should be enough. Go for the small chillies as they tend to be tatier and spicier.
Tomato - optional
Curry leaves - 1-2 tbsp
Kaduku (Mustard Seeds) - 2-3 tsp
Uluva (Fenugreek seed) - 1 tsp
Ghee (clarified would be a better option) - 3-4 tbsp
Onions (I prefer shallots) - 1/2 big or 3 shallots
Cashewnut (Optional) - 4-5 pieces chopped
Carrot (baby) (optional) - 4-5 cut in cubes
Hot water - 2 cups

Procedure

Heat Ghee in a non-stick pan.
Add Mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add chillies and onions and saute till soft.
Add carrots and 1/2 of the chopped cashewnuts and fry till golden.
Add hot water and let it come to boil.
As the water boils, lower the heat to medium and add in the semolina, while stirring constantly.
This makes sure that you will not get any lumps.
How much semolina to add will depend on the situation.
You need to add as much as the water could take.
The consistency should be smooth (not watery and not too hard).
Always ensure that you are stirring constantly.
Off the stove and stirr well.


Serving Suggestions

Granish with the remaining cashew nuts andserve hot.

You will not need any curry to go along with this. A hot cup of tea or coffee would end the meal perfectly.