Upama: easy breakfast

• Upama: This is easy, popular breakfast of Maharashtra. Upama is also made in different parts of India. 
• Ingredients: 
• 1 cup semolina, 
• 4/5 green chilies, 
• 3 medium onions, 
• 1 teaspoon urad dal( black gram lentils), 
• 2 tomatoes, 
•  Oil 2 tablespoons,
•  Grated ginger 1/2 teaspoon, 
• Curry leaves 4/5, 
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds, 
• 1/4 teaspoon hing powder,
•  Water 2 &1/2 cup, 
• Salt 1 teaspoon, 
• Sugar 2 teaspoons,
•  1 lemon, 
• Coriander leaves
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• Procedure:
•  Peel and onions into small cubes. 
• Wash and cut tomatoes into small cubes. 
• Wash and cut green chilies.
• Wash, peel and grate ginger.
• Wash, cut and squeeze lemon for juice. 
• Heat the pan on medium flame. 
• Add semolina and roast for five minutes while stirring  regularly. 
•  Roast until little brown.
•  Keep aside.
•  Take 2 and 1/2 cup water in a sauce pan and boil. 
• Add oil in the pan. 
• Add mustard seeds. 
• When the seeds crackle add urad dal.
•  Stir well. 
• Add green chilies and saute for few seconds. 
• Add chopped onion.
•  Keep stirring. 
• Add chopped tomato, grated ginger and curry leaves and saute for few seconds.  
• Add boiled water in a pan.  
• Add salt and sugar. 
• Add semolina in a boiling mixture.
•  Add lemon juice.
•  Stir well. 
• Keep lid and cook for 3/4 minutes on low flame. 
•  Wash and chop coriander leaves finely. 
• Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves.
•  Serve hot!
• Enjoy Cooking!!