Breakfast of the Day: Nisha’s Upma [en]

I promised myself I would steal all of Nisha’s recipes during this trip. Here’s the first one: her upma. This is what it looks like:

And here’s how she made it:

• heat enough oil in a karahi (maybe I should get one? I wonder if it would play nice with my electric stove)
• throw in mustard seeds, cumin seeds (half a spoon or a spoon each), curry leaves (give those 15 seconds before continuing), a spoonful of urad (urid) daal (you can replace the daal with whole peanuts) — let the daal go brown
• add a green chili broken in half, onion, salt, and let the onion soften for a bit
• add two small cups of water, chopped coriander leaves, a little sugar, and bring to a boil
• add rava (roast it when you buy it before storing it in an air-tight container), turn the heat off, stir well, and let it sit for a few minutes
• remove chili and fluff it up before serving

You’ll have to figure out the exact quantities through trial and error 🙂

Enjoy!

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