Upma Recipe / Suji ka Namkeen Halwa In North Indian Style

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# I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my food blog.

# Today I am sharing a healthy and quick breakfast recipe of plain "Upma".  Mostly People and specially children like to eat it Plain.

# This is the basic recipe in a proper and healthy way as my mother used to make for me.

# Plain upma can be served... kids to old  members of your family.  It is very light food to serve for patients even.

# You can enjoy it at any meal as a filling and light food.

It also goes well in the evening tea time as one of the healthy options.

# It is known in North India by the name of "Suji Ka Namkeen Halwa". 

#  Upma is actually a 'South Indian Dish" but is relished and preferred all over India due to its healthy and instant properties.

# Let us start the recipe of "Upma" in North Indian Style..

# No preparation

# Cook Time....20 minutes

# Cuisine.... Indian

# Course... Breakfast recipe / evening Tea Time / Filling and healthy.

#  Ingredients For "Upma"

1. Semolina...150 gram / 1 small bowl

2. Water....600 ml. / 4 bowl 

3. Oil or ghee...3 Table spoon

4. Mustard seeds...1 Tea spoon

5. Curry leaves...15

6. Salt to taste...1/2 Tea spoon

7. Chopped green chillies...2

8. Coriander leaves...2 Table spoon

#  Firstly,  on the flame and add oil in a kadhai on the medium flame, as the oil heats up, add mustard seeds to crackle along with curry leaves to sizzle.

Then add semolina / suji and start roasting it on the slow flame till a nice brown colour and aroma.

# Keep on stirring semolina on the slow flame in the intervals of 2 minutes if needed.

The whole taste of upma ( Namkeen suji ka halwa ) depends upon its fine roasting.

# The total roasting of semolina will take 15 to 20 minutes. As you find it well roasted....just place a pan with measured water on the other flame. Just make the water luke warm and off the flame.

Add salt in this water and mix it with a spoon.

Adding of luck warm water brings a nice taste and helps semolina in fast cooking.

# Now semolina is well roasted...set the flame on high and immediately add water in it.

# Mix it well on the full high flame. Add a little chopped green chillies and coriander leaves.

# Just cover the kadhai for 2 minutes to avoid burning from hot drops.

As halwa absorbs water...just open it and stir it fastly.

# Now you will find that halwa is seperating the sides of kadhai...it is the sign that semolina halwa is ready to serve.

Add few drops of desi ghee and stir it again.

This step makes the halwa shiny and non sticky.

In restaurants and hotels, they add a little thick curd to make it soft.

# In this way, Delicious and healthy "Upma" is ready to enjoy.

# Things To Consider...

1. You can make veg upma by adding your favourite veggies.

After roasting the semolina ...take out it in a plate. Then cook the veggies till soft. Add roasted suji with warm measured water and stir it fastly on the high flame.

2. For making semolina halwa either salty or sweet.. measured water brings perfect results.

Just remember...4 times more water.

3. Usually, people add normal cold water in making halwa...but if you use luke warm water...it makes hawa more delicious, non sticky and helps in fast cooking.

4. You can add 1 spoon urad and chana dal after crackling mustard seeds...it tastes good but children and some family members don't like its bites.

Do accordingly, adjust.

Roasted cashews can be added in this recipe as choice.

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