Sambar Upma

A spicy twist to regular Upma with lot of vegetables ,coconut and soya nuggets.

Like Sambar rice this is sambar Upma.

Ingredients:

Semolina - 1 cup

Ghee - 2 tsp or more if you prefer

Mixed vegetable of your preference - 2 cups diced

I used Potato,carrot,celery,peas,Soya Nuggets

Turmeric Pd - 1/2 tsp

Sambar Powder - 3 tbsp

Tamarind Paste - 2 tsp

Salt - as needed

Water - 3 cup instead of water you can also cook the semolina in thin coconut milk

Coriander Leaf - for garnishing

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Curry leaf - 1 sprig

Dry nuts like cashew,almonds if you prefer

Coconut - 1/2 cup shreaded

Heavy Cream ( optional) - to add at the end of cooking like a tbsp

Method:

1.In a pan roast semolina with a tsp of ghee until its fragrant and roasted and keep it aside.

2.In the same pan add extra one more tsp of ghee and add mustard seeds ,curry leaf and hing as tempering.

Once mustard seeds splutter add dry nuts if using any now and roast it to golden and then add veggies and saute it with turmeric.

3.Then add a cup or two of water until veggies are covered in water,add soya nuggets to oat this stage and add salt.Cover and cook until the nuggets are soft throughout and the veggies are cooked.

4.Open lid and add sambar powder and roast it a min and add tamarind paste and cover and cook for 2 more min.Then open lid and cook till its almost dry.