Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Cracked Wheat Upma
Everybody knows the goodness of wheat. It is an inevitable part of our diet. This is a simple and healthy recipe for breakfast. It has protein calcium and dietary fiber; which makes it an ideal breakfast.
Recipe: Cracked wheat (roasted without oil) – ½ cup , ginger 1 small piece –chopped, green chili 1- chopped, urad dal (split black gram) – 1tsp, curry leaves , shallots 1 small- chopped, water – 1cup, salt -1/2 tsp, grated coconut – 1tsp.
Heat a pan, add oil urad dal and curry leaves, when the urad dal turns slight brown add ginger , green chili and onion, fry them for a minute, and add the water and salt check for salt and make sure it’s correct. When the water boils add the roasted cracked wheat, mix well and lower the heat, cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes when it’s cooked well add the grated coconut and mix well. Serve as breakfast with a banana.