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Sooji Upma
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Sooji Upma

17 ingredients 10 min + 25 min 4 servings openrecipes
Sooji Upma

"In Andhra they call this upma 'Bombay rava' upma. It is extremely soft and spongy in texture. When I was a kid, I loved eating this upma as balls rolled in sugar. This upma makes an excellent accompaniment to pesarattu."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

581
Calories
17g
Protein
38g
Fat
49g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 16 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Asafoetida not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Semolina not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 2 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons cashews
  • 1 tablespoon skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
  • 1 teaspoon split Bengal gram (chana dal)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1 pinch asafoetida powder
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 green chile peppers, sliced into thin rings
  • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
  • salt to taste
  • 2 cups semolina (sooji rava)
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)

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