Upittu Recipe

A Healthy South Indian delicacy

A traditional South Indian breakfast dish, savory and very good with a cup of good coffee.

Ingredients

Instructions

Spray a wok or kadai with butter flavour cooking spray. You can also use 1 tsp ghee instead of cooking spray
Add Semolina, roast, stirring occasionally for about 7-8 minutes.
Take out semolina and keep aside.
Wipe off the hot pan to remove leftover semolina and add oil.
When oil is hot, add the tempering ingredients - mustard seeds, cumin seeds. If you wish you may also add spilt urad dal.
After the mustard seeds sputter stir in chopped onions, ginger, curry leaves and green chilies.
Meanwhile, bring the 2 cups of water to boil and add salt to it.
Stir regularly and when the onions are transparent add diced tomatoes and let cook for a couple of minutes.
When tomatoes are cooked, add the roasted semolina you kept aside earlier and stir well.
Pour boiling salted water over this mixture, give a quick stir and cover with lid.
Let it cook for 3 minutes on low flame. Then take off lid and add chopped cilantro, cashews and 1 Tbsp grated coconut. Mix well.
Take off heat, and serve hot garnished with the remaining tablespoon of grated coconut and a sprig of fresh cilantro.