
Tomato Upma Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), tomatoes - finely chopped, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Tomato Upma recipe, firstly, roast the sooji in a cast iron pan on medium flame and roast it till it slightly changes its colour
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup) - 2
Keep it aside
- 3
Heat oil/ghee in a heavy bottomed pan
- 4
Add the mustard seeds, hing, red dry chilli and curry leaves
green chilli - finely chopped(1)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)to 7 curry leaves(6)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 5
Allow it to splutter
- 6
Next, add the onions and green chillies and cook till the onion becomes soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1)green chilli - finely chopped(1)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
Next, add the tomatoes and let it cook till the tomatoes becomes mushy and soft
tomatoes - finely chopped(2) - 8
Add the spice powders including red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice and cook it for about 3 to 5 minutes
green chilli - finely chopped(1)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)salt - as requiredred chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)lemon juice(1/2) - 9
Next, add the sooji and the required water
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)salt - as requiredhot water - as required - 10
Stir continuously to avoid lumps
- 11
Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes
- 12
Once it is cooked properly, switch the flame and garnish with coriander leaves
to 7 curry leaves(6)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 13
Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast
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Tomato Upma Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), tomatoes - finely chopped, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Directions
13 steps- 1
To begin making the Tomato Upma recipe, firstly, roast the sooji in a cast iron pan on medium flame and roast it till it slightly changes its colour
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup) - 2
Keep it aside
- 3
Heat oil/ghee in a heavy bottomed pan
- 4
Add the mustard seeds, hing, red dry chilli and curry leaves
green chilli - finely chopped(1)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)to 7 curry leaves(6)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 5
Allow it to splutter
- 6
Next, add the onions and green chillies and cook till the onion becomes soft and translucent
onion - finely chopped(1)green chilli - finely chopped(1)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 7
Next, add the tomatoes and let it cook till the tomatoes becomes mushy and soft
tomatoes - finely chopped(2) - 8
Add the spice powders including red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice and cook it for about 3 to 5 minutes
green chilli - finely chopped(1)dry red chilli - cut into half(1)salt - as requiredred chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)lemon juice(1/2) - 9
Next, add the sooji and the required water
sooji (semolina/ rava)(1 cup)salt - as requiredhot water - as required - 10
Stir continuously to avoid lumps
- 11
Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes
- 12
Once it is cooked properly, switch the flame and garnish with coriander leaves
to 7 curry leaves(6)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2) - 13
Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast
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A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), tomatoes - finely chopped, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
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