Shavige Upma (Vermicelli Upma)

This is the only Upma or Uppittu as we call in Kannada, which I love. This comes out the best when made with Rice Vermicelli.



Ingredients:

1 pack of Rice Vermicelli (Shavige)
Water - such that shavige can be immersed
1 onion finely chopped or chopped finely lenghtwise (your preferance)
3-4 beans finely chopped
2-3 carrots grated
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 strand of curry leaves (optional)
2-3 green chillies slit lengthwise or 2-3 red chillies (your preferance based on how spicy you want)

Procedure:
Before starting on the upma, we need to get the Shavige ready.
Boil water in a large vessel, such that the vermicelli can be immersed. Once the water is boiled. Immerse the shavige for 2-3 mins until it gets soft.

Drain the hot water, again immerse in cold water and drain the water. keep the shavige aside, make sure all th water is drained out.

In a pan, add 1-2 tsp of oil(if non-stick), else add sufficient oil for the veggies.
Add turmeric, hing, mustard seeds cumin seeds, urad daal, channa daal and let it splutter.
Now add the chillies, curry leaves, onions. wait till the onions start turning golden brown. Now add the beans, carrot, peas, salt and let them cook. You can even precook these veggies.

Once the veggies are done, add shavige and mix them so that the shavige is completely coated. You can add some lemon juice to this.

Garnish with grated coconut and coriander.

Credits : Mom

Bread Upma

Bread Upma:


Ingredients:
chopped into little pieces- half a pound Bread
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)
3-4 slit green chillies
1 big onion finely chopped
Oil 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Lemon sqeeze to taste
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp asefotida (hing)

Procedure:
In a pan, take oil and add turmeric, hing, mustard seeds, jeera and wait till they start spluttering. Then add green chillies and onions. Fry them until the onions are golden brown. Add the salt to taste. In the end add the pieces of bread, and allow the fried mixture to coat on the bread. Now add the squeezed lemon juice as needed. Mix all these well and serve hot.

Credits: Had seen mom do it, then started making it on my own
This is best when you know the bread is expiring in a day.

Gobi Paratha

Parathas are one of my favorite food items.

Ingredients :

1 Cauliflower - chop it into small pieces
Wheat Flour
Salt - to taste
Chilli Powder - to taste
Coriander powder - to taste
Zeera powder - to taste
Oil
Ghee/butter
Turmeric
Asefotida

Procedure:

For the dough:

Mix the wheat flour and water and make the dough a little looser than the chapati
dough. Let it rest atleast for half an hour.

For the stuffing:

Take 4-5 tea spoons oil in a pan with medium heat. Once the oil is a little hot, add a pinch of turmeric, a pinch of asefotida, then add cauliflower and start frying.



After a while add chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, zeera powder and continue frying.

Let it cook until the mixture takes up all the water. Its the best time to taste the stuffing.

The final step:

you can make the parathas in 2 ways.

1 Way:

Take 2 small balls from the dough. Roll these 2 seperately, now stuff the gobi in between these two and then again roll it thin or thick as you want.

Now cook it on the stove with ghee or butter.

Serve this with curd or chutney or pickle.

2 Way:

Take a big ball of the dough. Roll it into a small circle. Now stuff the gobi, close all the loose ends, then roll it as thick or as thin as you want.

Later, cook it on the tava, with ghee or butter.

Serve it with curd, chutney or pickle.

Credits: Learnt Aaloo Paratha from mom, then improvised on this one.

Pesarattu

Pesarattu is basically a kind of dosa from Andhra Pradesh. This is made of green gram (Moong Daal). But, recently I had it made from Yellow Moong Daal too. It was equally good. Sometimes Upma/Upittu is also added to this dosa like the aaloo sabzi in masala dosa. That’s called MLA Pesarattu. I have no clue why.
I first had it when a collegue’s wife got it for us. It was amazing.
Anyway this is very simple and you cant go wrong with this one.

Ingredients:
1 Cup Green Moong Daal (Soaked for a couple of hours/ min of half an hour)
1 tbl spoon rice (optional)
2-3 Green chillies (optional)
Salt – to taste

Procedure:
Grind all the ingredients, until you get a fine paste. The water in which the ingredients were soaked would suffice, if required, you can add a little water, It should be of the dosa batter consistency. Add salt in the end and mix it with the batter.
This does not require fermentation.
Heat a tava on the stove on medium heat. Now take a ladle shaped like a cup, or pour the batter on the stove and make a circle with a cup. You can add a few drops of oil or ghee and let it cook for a few minutes. Then turn around the dosa on the tava and let it cook for a few minutes.

Now the pesarattu is ready. Serve it with chutney.

For MLA pesarattu, add some Upma in the middle of the dosa.

Credits : The collegue’s wife and Vahrevah