Try this healthy breakfast and flavourful tangy tomato bath

Hyderabad: Tomato bath or upma udipi style is a flavourful and healthy breakfast recipe. A traditional and regular recipe in South India, it is also referred to as tomato upma and tastes tangy and super good. Tomato bath is generally made with suji (semolina) and can also be made with rice. A must recipe on […]

Hyderabad: Tomato bath or upma udipi style is a flavourful and healthy breakfast recipe. A traditional and regular recipe in South India, it is also referred to as tomato upma and tastes tangy and super good.

Tomato bath is generally made with suji (semolina) and can also be made with rice. A must recipe on festivals, weddings and auspicious occasions as it is quick and easy to make and different from regular upma with the addition of tomatoes and veggies. This variant of upma can be relished for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. This can be eaten plain as it is made savoury, spicy and tangy or can be teamed up with some coconut chutney, gunpowder or pickle of our choice.

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We can add a crunch to it when served with papads and some raita for a substantial meal. It really tastes awesome with the traditional tempering and takes the taste to a next level with a handful of crunchy fried cashews in it. A must-try recipe to relish and cherish.

Ingredients

* Semolina : 1 Cup
* Ghee : 1 Tablespoon
* Oil : 1 Tablespoon
* Bengal Gram Dal : 1 Teaspoon
* Black Gram Dal : 1 Teaspoon
* Mustard Seeds : 1/2 a Teaspoon
* Cumin Seeds : 1/2 a Teaspoon
* Cashews : A handful of them
* Ginger : 1 inched finely chopped
* Green Chilies : 3 to 4 or as needed
* Curry Leaves : 2 Reeds
* Onion : 1 Chopped
* Potato : 1 Chopped
* Carrot : 1/4 Cup finely chopped
* Green Peas : 1/4 Cup finely chopped
* Salt : As needed
* Water : 3 Cups
* Ghee : 1 to 2 Teaspoons
* Coriander Leaves : A few strand finely chopped

Preparation
* Udipi style Tomato Upma/ Bath.
* Take 1 Cup of Semolina and dry roast it on a pan until it changes in colour on low flame and transfer it to a separate bowl. Ghee can also be added if you wish to.
* Add a Tablespoon of Ghee and Oil each in a Pan, add a Teaspoon of Bengal Gram Dal and Black Gram Dal each and sauté it for a while
* Add 1/2 a Teaspoon of Mustard and Cumin Seeds, let splutter. Add a handful of Cashews sauté it until change in colour.
* Add an inched Ginger piece, add a chopped Onion fry for a while, add 2 to 3 Green Chilies as needed.
* Add 2 Reeds of Curry Leaves, add a chopped Potato, 1/4 Cup of chopped Carrot and Green Peas each.
* Stir and sauté for a while, add 2 cups of finely chopped Tomatoes and cook until Tomatoes are soft with a lid on them.
* Add Salt as needed, add 3 Cups of Water and Coriander Leaves bring it to a boil. Adjust the taste if needed.
* Add Semolina and mix well with no lumps, place a lid and let cook for 2 minutes with a lid on it.
* Open the lid, add some Ghee it’s optional and put off the flame.
* Serve hot and relish the Tomato Bath.

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