Nutritious Upma

Preparation:20 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: Makes 5 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup semolina (rava)
1/3 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1/3 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/3 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
2 onions , chopped
1 carrot , chopped
1/2 cup boiled green peas
1/2 cup chopped french beans
1/2 cup chopped potatoes
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
4 slit green chillies
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
salt to taste
2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
chopped coriander (dhania) for garnishing

Method

Clean, wash and soak the three dals in enough water for 20 minutes.Drain and blend in a mixer along with salt, chilli powder and hing till smooth.Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.When the seeds crackle, add the dal paste, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, onions and vegetables and saute for 5 minutes.Add 1 1/2cups of water, mix well and boil for 10 minutes.Add the salt and rava and cook on a slow flame for 10 minutes.Spread the upma on a plate and add the fried dhal mixture and mix well.Put in a serving dish and garnish with coriander and fried cashewnuts.Serve hot with coconut chutney.