Microwave Upma Recipe

I came across this Upma recipe in a booklet, I received with my microwave cooker. I tried some of the recipes, listed there and the results were good. So i thought of trying upma recipe also from this book and as per my expectations the upma turned out to be very good. Now i have tried this recipe many times and it has never failed me. My hubby who is from north india has slowly become fond of upma now .  We usually have upma with tea and coconut chutney or sambar.

Making upma in microwave takes a little less time than making the upma in the traditional way. I have already posted the recipe for making upma in the usual way and here is its link: Upma – A South Indian Breakfast Recipe

To make the upma in the microwave you will need:

• 1 cup semolina (sooji, rawa)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 chopped green chilly
• 2 and half cups water
• a few chopped cilantro or coriander leaves
• 1 tsp soaked urad dal
• 1 tsp soaked chana dal
• a few sprigs of curry leaves
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 5-6 cashew nuts
• 3 tbsp oil
• salt

(Serves 4, Cooking time in the microwave – 11 minutes)

Method for making the microwave upma:

1: Roast the semolina (sooji, rawa) in a microwave safe bowl or microwave cooker on high power for 3 minutes. Remove in a plate.

2: Take oil in the same container. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and micro high for 1 minute.

3: Add chopped onions, green chilly, cashew nuts, urad and chana dal. Add water, add salt and micro high for 5 minutes.

4: Add the roasted rawa. Cover with the lid and micro high for 3 minutes. Give a standing time for 5 minutes. Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve upma hot with coconut chutney or sambar.