Cracked Wheat Eggplant Upma
Vankaya Godhuma Ravva Upma.
Baby Indian eggplants are chopped up and cooked in oil along with spices and onion. Cracked wheat is briefly fried along with fried eggplant and cooked in enough water till soft and fluffy. Serve cracked wheat eggplant upma immediately.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Cracked Wheat Eggplant Upma.
Ingredients:
Cracked Wheat 1 1/2 Cups
Baby Indian Eggplants 3
Green Chiles 5 – 6
Ginger 1 inch Piece
Onion 1 Small
Lemon 1/4 Piece
Salt to Taste
Talimpu:
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Broken Dried Red Chiles 3 – 4
Asafoetida a Big Pinch
Curry Leaves 5
Oil 2 tsps
Method of preparation:
Remove stems, wash and chop eggplants into small pieces.
Remove stems, wash and chop the green chiles.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Peel and mince the ginger.
Bring to boil 3 cups of water in a sauce pot and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add minced ginger, onion, green chiles, eggplant and salt.
Fry for few minutes until eggplant turns little soft, stir in cracked wheat.
Fry briefly and pour the boiled water and mix well.
Cover and simmer for 2 – 3 minutes and remove from heat.
Leave it covered for around 5 minutes before stirring and adjust salt if necessary.
Squeeze quarter of a lemon and serve cracked wheat eggplant upma immediately.
Notes: Make sure not to overcook the eggplant.
Suggestions: Adjust spice with green chiles.
Variations: Check other recipes with cracked wheat here.
Other Names: Cracked Wheat Eggplant Upma, Vankaya Godhuma Ravva Upma.
Cracked Wheat Spinach Upma
Erra Godhuma Nooka Palakura Upma.
Moong dal is soaked till soft and added to spinach and spices. Cracked wheat is cooked along with spinach and moong dal. Once cooked, cracked wheat spinach upma is seasoned with black pepper powder and serve immediately.
Makes: around 3 Servings of Cracked Wheat Spinach Upma.
Ingredients:
Cracked Wheat 1 1/2 Cups
Spinach 1 1/2 Cups Packed
Split Moong Dal 1/4 Cup
Onion 1
Green Chiles 1 – 2
Ginger 1 inch Piece
Black Pepper Powder few Pinches
Salt to Taste
Talimpu:
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida a Big Pinch
Curry Leaves 5
Oil 2 tsps
Method of preparation:
Soak moong dal in water for around half hour and strain the moong dal.
Remove stems, wash and chop the green chiles.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Wash and finely chop the spinach leaves.
Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add minced ginger, onion and green chiles.
Fry for couple of seconds, stir in spinach.
Once spinach wilts, stir in moong dal, 3 cups of water and salt.
Once water comes to a bubble, lower the heat, stir in cracked wheat.
Cook covered on low flame for around 5 – 10 minutes or until cracked wheat absorbs all the water and is cooked.
Sprinkle black pepper powder and serve cracked wheat spinach upma as a breakfast.
Notes: Make sure cracked wheat is cooked well.
Suggestions: Use fine cracked wheat when possible.
Variations: You can also add a splash of lemon juice at end if you desire. Check other recipes with cracked wheat here.
Other Names: Cracked Wheat Spinach Upma, Erra Godhuma Nooka Palakura Upma.
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