Description
Start your morning with a Bulgur Upma, a nutritious Indian breakfast made with cracked wheat, aromatic spices, and fresh vegetables. An awesome kickstart to your day!
Ingredients
Units
- 1/2 cup bulgur
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp peanuts
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 1 tsp chana dal (bengal gram)
- Salt, to taste
- 1/4 tsp red chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp lemon juice
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1 green chillies, finely chopped (add more if you like it hot)
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder (optional)
Instructions
- Soak bulgar in warm water for at least 20-30 mins, till it softens*. Then fluff it up, by stirring it with the help of a fork.
- Heat oil in pan. Fry the peanuts and remove it.
- Now add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Let the mustard seeds splutter.
- Then add bengal gram/ chana dal and let it turn brown on medium heat. Keep a watch that it doesn't burn.
- Now add chopped onion and green chillies. Saute the onions till translucent.
- Then add the chopped tomatoes and red chilly powder and cumin powder (if using). let the tomatoes cook a bit; 2-3 mins.
- Then add the soaked bulgur and mix it all well with a sorted spoon.
- Add salt, chopped coriander leaves and let the flavours absorb, another 3-4 mins.
- Finish it with adding lemon juice and fried peanuts and serve warm.
Notes
- A healthy and easy breakfast made of cracked wheat – bulgur, prepared in southern Indian style with a tempering of mustard and curry leaves, crunch of bengal gram and peanuts, tang from tomato and lemon, and heat from green chillies and red chilly powder.
- Soak bulgar in warm water for at least 20-30 mins, till it softens*.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes