Palak Upma

At times the same old things do tend to get a little boring - especially of it is the 1st meal that you start your day with. So he is something colourful and different for you to try out.

Prep time : 20 mins || Cuisine : Indian || Course : Breakfast || Servings : 2

Ingredients :

• Sooji / Rava : 1 cup

• Spinach, chopped : 1.5 cup

• tomato, chopped : 1 cup

• Green Chillis : 3 piece

• Oil / Ghee : 2tsp

• Mustard seeds : 1 teaspoon

• Cumin seeds (Jeera) : 0.5 tsp

• Urad dal : 1 tablespoon

• Peanuts : 1 tablespoon

• Curry leaves : 1 stalk

• Ginger, minced : 1 teaspoon

• Capsicum, chopped : 0.5 piece

• Salt and Pepper : as per taste

• Lemon juice : 2 teaspoon

• Coriander leaves, chopped : 2 tablespoon

• Water : 2.5 cup

• Ghee : 0.5 teaspoon

Method :

• In a blender add the spinach, tomato, green chilies and blend it into a paste and set it aside.

• In a kadai, roast the sooji in medium flame until golden brown and set aside.

• In the same kadai, heat the oil and add the mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal and peanut. Roast it until it is golden.

• Now add in the ginger, capsicum and curry leaves and sauté for few more seconds.

• After that add the pureed spinach and cook for a couple of minutes until it changes its colour slightly.

• Now add in the water and salt and bring it boil. Then add in the roaster sooji and stir continuously to avoid lumps.

• Wait for the water to evaporate and then turn off the heat.

• Transfer it into a plate, sprinkle lemon juice, coriander leaves and a little ghee and serve hot.

- Authored by

Nikita Mitra, Senior Nutritionist