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Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma

Jan-12-2017
Shaheen Ali
20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma RECIPE

Broken wheat and millet are combined together in this upma to make a healthy, nutritious and gluten free breakfast savory. Loaded with the goodness of veggies, Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma is a one pot meal in it's very own way. It's filling and keeps you energetic throughout the day. Did you know- Broken wheat & Millet provides nutrition to the body in their own respective ways. Broken wheat is a good source of magnesium, iron, and phosphorus where as the Millet contain low phytic acid and are rich in dietary fiber, iron, calcium, and B vitamins. Moreover, millet release sugar slowly in the blood and also diminish the glucose absorption.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Everyday
  • South Indian
  • Simmering
  • Breakfast and Brunch
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 1/2 cup Broken wheat (dalia)
  2. 4 tablespoon Bajra (seeds)
  3. 4 tablespoon Ragi Seeds
  4. 4 tablespoon Jowar
  5. 2 tablespoon Foxtail Millet
  6. 1 tablespoon Barley (seeds)
  7. 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  8. 1/2 Cup Green Peas
  9. 1 Carrot, finely chopped
  10. 2 Green Chilli , finely chopped
  11. 1 Onion , finely chopped
  12. 1/2 teaspoon Ginger , grated
  13. Salt , as needed
  14. 2 tablespoon Ghee/ refined oil
  15. 1 Cup water
  16. Coriander leaves (Dhania) , for garnish

Instructions

  1. To begin with Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma, mix broken wheat and millet and wash it. Strain the water and keep it aside.
  2. Heat ghee/refined oil in a cooker, add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Now add grated ginger, chopped green chilies and onion and saute.
  3. Add peas and carrots to it and fry well for few minutes. You can add more vegetables like capsicum, cauliflower, corn, mushroom etc. Quantity of vegetables depend on one's personal requirement.
  4. Add the washed broken wheat mix to the fried veggies and stir fry everything together till they turn golden in colour and you get the roasted aroma out of it.
  5. Pour one cup of water or as much as required to cover the surface of the fried mix.
  6. Add salt according to your taste and pressure cook till the cooker releases 2-3 whistles.
  7. Turn off the gas and allow the steam to settle completely. Open the lid and mix everything well with a spatula. Squeeze lemon juice over and garnish it with finely chopped coriander.
  8. Serve Broken Wheat and Mixed Millet Upma with a hot cup of masala chai or a smoothie of your choice.

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Sahana Sanyal
Feb-05-2018
Sahana Sanyal   Feb-05-2018

Rewa Chadha
Jul-11-2017
Rewa Chadha   Jul-11-2017

Add bajra nd other millets when adding the broken wheat.

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