Little Millet Upma
Little Millet Upma
Little Millet Upma can be considered a filling breakfast or meal in various regions, also known as Samai Upma. It's easy to prepare the dish and hardly takes 30 minutes to make in an instant pressure cooker or stovetop pot with simple ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Oil
- Mustard seeds
- Cumin seeds
- Hing (asafoetida)
- Ginger
- Green chilies
- Curry leaves
- Little millets (Samai)
- Onion
- Chopped veggies
Recipe:
- Before cooking, rinse the Little Millet and soak it for a minimum of 15 to 30 minutes.
- Now, add oil, cumin, and mustard seeds to a pan and watch them splutter.
- Then, add the Hing for tempering and gradually add ginger (optional, finely chopped green chilies with curry leaves, and sauté for a little while.
- Now, add chopped onion and cook it for a couple of minutes until it becomes light brown.
- Add salt as per taste and mix finely chopped veggies. Fry the mixture for 2–3 minutes until the vegetables are well cooked.
- When it becomes succulent, add 1 cup of water.
- Add the drained millet to the boiling water once it has been boiled.
- Mix well.
- At this point, adjust the salt.
- After that, put a lid on top and cook on low heat for around 8 to 10 minutes.