Vegetable Upma

Ingredients

Rava or semolina (coarse)	1 cup
Carrots, peas, beans and potatoes OR frozen mixed vegetables	1 cup
Tomatoes fresh or tin	3 or 1 tin
Green chillies	3 - 4
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Coriander leaves	2 tsp
Oil	5 tbsp
Fresh coconut	3 tbsp
Cashew nuts	A few

Method

1. Boil mixed vegetables in a vessel and keep aside.
2. Fry rava with 1 tsp of oil until the raw smell goes and the colour changes to a light brown.
3. Cut green chillies and coriander leaves.
4. Heat oil in a kadai or a round vessel. Add mustard seeds, turmeric, channa dhal, urid dhal and cashews and fry until it is golden in colour.
5. Add green chillies, curry leaves and coriander leaves and fry. Add tomatoes and fry until the tomatoes become soft.
6. Now add mixed vegetables with water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
7. Add salt, cumin seeds and ingu and boil for 1 minute.
8. Add rava and mix it so that it doesn’t t get lumps.
9. Lastly, add fresh coconut and mix it.