Ingredients:
- Broken Wheat (Dhalia / Godhumai ravai / Godumai rava): 1 Cup
- Tomato: 1
- Green chilies: 4
- Curry leaves: A few
- Black gram (Uluntham Paruppu / Urad dal): 1 1/2 tsp
- Mustard (Kaduku / Rai): 1 tsp
- Asafetida (Perungaayam / Hing): A pinch
- Salt as required
- Oil
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method of preparation:
- Take a Wok (A metal pan having a rounded bottom, used especially for frying and steaming in Asian cooking.) (kadai (Iruppuch chatti / Vaanali) with a little oil and season with mustard, Black Gram and Asafetida.
- When the mustard splutters, add chopped green chilies, curry leaves and chopped tomatoes.
- Stir fry the tomatoes.
- Add broken wheat and roast with the seasonings.
- Add salt and 2 cups of hot water over the roasted and fried broken wheat.
- Close the lid.
- Let it get cooked.
- Open the lid.
- With a spatula, stir the Uppuma.
- Mix for 5 minutes by adding a few dollops of ghee.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with pickle or chutney.
