Ingredients:
• 1 cup – semolina/Sooji/Farina
• 2 cups – water
• 3-4 tbsp – oil
• 1 cup – mixed vegetables (very finely chopped onion, carrot, peas, potato, beans)
• 1 pod – Garlic (optional)
• Curry leaves, a few
• 1/2 tsp – Ginger chopped
• 1 – Green chilli
• Hing/asafetida, a pinch
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder (optional)
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal
• Coriander leaves, to garnish
• Lime juice from 1 small Lime
Method:
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal, hing, green chilli and ginger. When mustard seeds crackle, add garlic and mixed vegetables.
- Sprinkle salt and turmeric powder and fry till the vegetables turn soft.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp oil.
- Fry semolina on low flame till it turns light golden brown.
- This step is very important.
- Simultaneously, bring water to rolling boil in another vessel.
- When semolina turns light golden brown, add the vegetables.
- Pour water gradually and stir continuously. Add salt if needed.
- Simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
- Squeeze lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with chutney or sambar.
- Recipe courtesy: Indian Vegetarian Kitchen