Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Cornmeal Upma

Dry roasted cornmeal cooked with mixed vegetables

 


 
Ingredients - Serves 4
  • Corn meal - 1 1/2 cups
  • Chopped onions - 1/2 cup
  • Chopped tomatoes - 1/2 cup
  • Chopped carrot and beans - 1/2 cup
  • Peas - 1/4 cup
  • Red chilies - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves few
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Bengal gram dhal - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

Method
  • Heat the pan with oil add mustard seeds when it pops add bengal gram dhal
  • Fry until the dhal turns golden brown and add chilies & curry leaves
  • Add chopped vegetables - onions, tomatoes, carrot, beans and peas
  • Saute well until the vegetables are half cooked and add 3 cups of water
  • Now add required salt and bring it to boil
  • Once the water starts boiling slowly add cornmeal and mix well without any lumps
  • Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes
  • Serve hot with chutney




 
Nutritional Information

  • Cornmeal is rich in antioxidants, especially carotenoids.
  • Carotenoids are yellow and orange plant pigments which prevent chronic diseases including cancer and cardiovascular diseases
  • Per serving = 225 calories approximately

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