Corn Upma –How to make Corn Upma in Microwave-Kalimirchbysmita
Author: Smita Singh
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
1 Cup=200gms Rava/Suji (Semolina)
1 Cup=100gms Sweet Corns Kernel
1 small=60gms Onion-finely chopped
¼th Cup=50gms Carrot-finely chopped
¼th Cup=50gms French Beans-finely chopped
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
2 Green Chilies-finely chopped
½-inch Ginger root-grated
2 tbsp fresh Coriander leaves-chopped
1 tbsp Lime Juice
½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
Salt
5-6 Curry Leaves
Cooking Oil
3 Cups Water
Instructions
We will use a 750 ml Microwave safe bowl with a lid. Put Semolina in the bowl and add 2tbsp Cooking Oil and mix it well. Roast in microwave for 4 mins on High heat
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 4 mins d) Press Start. Cook uncovered
Remove after 2 mins and stir well. Keep the bowl back in Oven and resume the timer. Stir again after 1 min
Keep the roasted Semolina aside
In the same Microwave safe bowl, put 2 tbsp Cooking Oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and cook on high heat for 4 mins
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 4 mins d) Press Start. Cook uncovered
After 4 mins, add grated Ginger and chopped Chilies
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 2 mins d) Press Start. Cook uncovered
After 2 mins, we will now add all the veggies in the bowl. Add chopped Onions, chopped Carrots, chopped beans and Sweet Corn Kernels. You can also add Green Peas if you like. Add salt to taste and mix well. Cook on High heat for 4 mins
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 4 mins d) Press Start. Cook uncovered
Veggies get cooked and yet retain its crunch in 4 mins of cooking. Now add red chili powder (optional) and chopped coriander leaves. Add roasted Semolina and mix well. Add water in ratio of 1:3 . For 1 Cup Semolina, add 3 Cups of water. Ensure there are no lumps in this mixture. Stir well. Cook covered for 4 mins on High heat
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 4 mins d) Press Start. Cook covered
Remove after 4 mins for a stir. Add lime juice. Do not worry about the excess water that you can see in Upma. Semolina will soak all the water after stirring
Now, cook uncovered on high heat for 1 min
a) Mode: Micro b) Power: 900W (High) c) Timer: 1 min d) Press Start. Cook uncovered
Corn Upma is ready to be served. Let's serve hot
You can enjoy this Corn Upma with Chutney and Sambar. Do check out our recipes of Breakfast Sambar and Chutney playlist. You can also find the recipe of Vegetable Upma on our channel
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/corn-upma-in-microwave/