VEGETABLE CORN POHA UPMA

This is one of the easiest if you buy corn poha from the Indian store. Yeah! It is similar to the usual poha but yellow in color. I always make a point to add a lot of vegetables to any upma that I make. If you cut the vegetables from the recipe and follow the rest, it is the method for the normal upma

Ingredients

serves 2

4 cups of corn poha

1 onion, finely chopped

1/4 cup peas (fresh or frozen)

1 cup potatoes finely chopped

chopped carrots and beans - 1/2 cup

1/2 capsicum chopped

2 red chillies (adjust to taste)

Garlic minced - 1 tsp

A few curry leaves

1/2 tsp urad dal / uluntham paruppu / uzhunnu parippu

1/4 tsp mustard seeds / kaduku

A few roasted groundnuts to garnish (optional)

Coriander leaves, chopped, for garnish (didn't have any this time)

1/2 tsp curry powder

1/4 tsp of red chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp oil

Salt to taste

How to make it

Soak corn poha in water for 15 minutes

Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves. When the dal turns golden brown and the mustard seeds splutter, add the onions and garlic. Once they onions turn transparent, add potatos. When they are cooked add the rest of the vegetables and see to that they are cooked

Add turmeric powder, curry powder, red chilli powder and salt and mix well.

Drain the corn poha well and add it to the pan and continue to cook for 5-10 mins.

Serve hot with onion and cucmber raita or pickle.