Monday, January 31, 2011

Cracked Wheat Upma



I am just back from my trip to Puerto Rico. It is an amazing place. Wow the beaches are so relaxing and water so azure. Well it was a great trip but like every vacation I came back with the baggage of excess weight. Now with great difficulty as I am settling back into my routine, I am also figuring out ways to eat right to lose some pounds. So today while scouring my forgotten jars in the cabinet, I came across cracked wheat and whipped up an upma out of it. It turned out to be great tasting. The recipe for it goes as follows-

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/2 cups cracked wheat
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
  • 3 green chillies chopped
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • 1-1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 4 cups boiling water
Directions:
  • In a pot, take 3 tsp olive oil. Add cumin seeds and let the oil heat.
  • When the cumin seeds crackle, add green chillies and curry leaves. Saute well.
  • Add onions and saute till translucent.
  • Add tomatoes and let it cook till it gets mushy.
  • Add red bell peppers and salt. Cook for a minute.
  • Add cracked wheat and mix well. Reduce the flame and let it stay on heat for a minute or two, mixing occasionally.
  • Add boiling water and lime juice.
  • Let the cracked wheat cook till there is almost no water in the mixture, but it should be moist.
  • Add pepper and mix.
  • Turn off the gas and cover the pot for 5 minutes.
  • Serve hot and enjoy.

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