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Barnyard Millet Upma | Varai Upma

upma made with barnyard millet and vegetables.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup barnyard millet (varai/samvat/ bhagar)
  • 1 tbsp oil (tel)
  • 1 tsp split black gram (udad dal)
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai/ sarso)
  • ½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
  • few curry leaves (kadi patta)
  • 1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped (pyaaz)
  • 3 green chillies, finely chopped (hari mirch)
  • ½ cup chopped carrots (gajar)
  • ½ cup chopped French beans  (faras bean/fansi)
  • ½ cup green peas (matar)
  • 3 ½ cups water (paani)
  • salt as per taste (namak)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (nimbu ka ras)
  • 3 tbsp roasted peanut powder (mungphali)
  • 3 tbsp freshly grated coconut (nariyal)
  • 3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped (hara dhaniya)

Instructions

  • Wash and soak barnyard millet in water for 1 hour.
  • Drain the water and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add udad dal, mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves and chopped ginger.Saute for few seconds.
  • Add chopped onion and saute.
  • Add chopped green chilles, chopped carrot, chopped french beans and green peas.
  • Add 2 cups of water.
  • Cover the pan and cook on low flame for 15 minutes or till the vegetables are cooked.
  • After 15 minutes, add soaked millets, salt and the remaining ( 1 ½ cups) water.
  • Cover the pan and cook on low flame till the millets absorb all the water and are cooked.Turn off the heat.
  • Add lemon juice, roasted peanut powder, grated coconut and chopped coriander.
  • Give a quick mix. Serve hot.