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25 min — 10 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Moraiyo Upma

Name: Moraiyo Upma
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Gujarat Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 100g Potato; salt; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 2tbsp oil; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

Barnyard millet upma with peanuts, potato, and green chilli for Navratri fasting. Gujarat vrat breakfast — quick, filling, approved for all fasting days.

Time 25 min · Serves 4 · 86 kcal · Central Gujarat, Gujarat

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Potato — 100 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

Peel the potato and cut it into small even cubes. Keep it aside.
Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan or kadhai on medium flame.
Add the cumin seeds and let them sizzle and crackle for a few seconds.
Add the potato cubes, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix well so the potato is coated with the spices.
Add salt and a little water, cover and let the potato cook on low-medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring in between, until the potato turns soft and semi-dry.
Check that the potato is fully cooked through but the mixture is not watery, it should be semi-dry.
Turn off the flame, garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Moraiyo Upma?: 86 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 25 min — 10 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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