Sooji (Upma) - Indian Cream of Wheat

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Sooji (Upma) - Indian Cream of Wheat Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil	1 onion chopped
1 tablespoon urud dal	1/2 cup cashew nuts or pieces
1 teaspoon mustard seed	1/2 cup frozen peas or more (to taste)
1 2 dry red chile	1 cup sooji (Indian Cream of wheat)
1 tablespoon oil	1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions for Sooji (Upma) - Indian Cream of Wheat

Splutter (fry briefly) mustard seed in hot oil. Add urud dal and chiles and heat until urud dal is light brown. Remove from heat.

Saute onions and nuts until onions are cooked.

Microwave frozen peas. Don''t overcook.

Dry fry (toast) farina if desired. Add to 1-2 cups boiling water ; mixture should thicken fairly quickly and fluff up.
Stir in spices, onions and nuts, and peas. Squeeze lime or lemon over top and serve.

Adapted from recipe by Anitra Romfh 10/10/04

Note - Sooji is a coarser ground farina than is American Cream of Wheat.







Main Ingredient: FarinaCuisine: Indian

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