Upma Pesarattu

Ingredients for Upma: 

• 150 grams of semolina / sooji / bombay rava- 1 small cup
• 2 table spoons of vegetable oil
• 1 tea spoon mustard seeds
• 1 tea spoon cumin seeds
• 1 tea spoon urad dal
• 1/2 medium sized onions, chopped
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• 4-5 curry leaves
• finely chopped cilantro/ coriander
• 1 tea spoon lime juice
• 4 cups of water
• salt to taste

Preparation steps ( Upma):

• Slightly roast the semolina and keep aside.
• Add oil in the cooking vessel.
• Add moong dal and roast them until they are golden in color.
• Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to crackle.
• Add chopped onions, curry leaves and green chillies and saute.
• Add water and allow it to boil.
• Add salt as per your taste.
• Slowly add in the roasted semolina and mix it well.
• Cover up the vessel with a lid and let it be for 5 minutes.
• Add lime juice on top and garnish it with chopped cilantro.

Ingredients for Pesarattu : ( Serves 2)

• 250 grams of moong dal/ green gram, soaked for minimum of 8 hours
• vegetable oil for roasting pesarattu
• 3 green chillies
• small cube of ginger
• salt to taste

Preparation steps ( Pesarattu) :

• Drain the excess water from the soaked moong dal.
• Grind the moong dal along with the green chillies and ginger into a smooth paste.
• Heat the pan, pour in the batter required for one pesarattu and spread it. 
• Add oil and roast it well on both sides. 
• Put in some upma in the middle, roll it over and you are all set to savor the tasty Upma pesarattu.