Broken Wheat Upma

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Broken Wheat / Godhumai Kurunai
• 2 Tsp vegetable oil
• 4 green chillies, chopped
• 6 mint leaves, chopped
• 2 sprigs coriander leaves, chopped
• ½ tomato, chopped
• 1 inch piece ginger, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2½ cups water

METHOD

1. Take a pan and add in a teaspoon of oil. Add  the broken wheat and saute for 5 minutes on low flame.
2. It will start to slowly brown and become very fragrant. Switch off the flame and transfer the broken wheat to a plate. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
3. Roast one more time. Take the same pan and add in a teaspoon of oil. Add  the roasted and cooled g broken wheat and saute for 5 minutes on low flame.
4. The wheat will start to brown. Switch off the flame and transfer the broken wheat to a plate. Set aside to cool.
5. Take a pressure cooker and add in all the ingredients except the roasted wheat. Cook for one whistle in high flame. Manually release pressure.
6. Add in the roasted broken wheat to the hot water mixture in the cooker and mix well to combine. Cover the pressure pan and cook for 1 whistle in medium flame.
7. Switch off the pressure cooker and wait for the pressure from the cooker to release naturally. Open the cooker, gently fluff up the upma and serve hot.