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Corn Upma
 
 
Prepration: 5 mins.
Cooking: 14½ mins.
Serves 4 Cal/Ser 177
 
Ingredients
1 cup semolina (rawa suji)
4 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds (sarson)
a few curry leaves
2 green chillies - chopped
1 big onion - finely chopped
½ cup corn, ¼ cup chopped beans
2¾ cups of water
1 tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp red chilli powder
1½ tsp salt or to taste
 
Method
1. Mix 3 tbsp oil and suji in a flat glass dish. Spread evenly at the bottom of the dish and microwave for 2½ min. Mix again and microwave for another 2 minutes. Remove & immediately mix well. Keep aside.
2. In a separate dish, put 1 tbsp oil. Add mustard, curry leaves, green chillies, onion and beans. Microwave for 4½ minutes.
3. Add salt, red chilli powder, water, corn and lemon juice. Gradually add suji, stirring constantly. Microwave covered for 4 minutes. Stir.
4. Remove cover and microwave for 1½ minutes. Serve.