Broken wheat upma- Kerala style

This is like the Kerala upma that is eaten with plantain, but the taste is different. It is made in a different way than the other type of broken wheat upma and they also vary in taste.

Ingredients

1 cup broken wheat

2 tbsps ghee

½ tsp cumin seeds

1 small onion chopped fine

A few curry leaves

½ tsp finely cut ginger

1 green chilli cut

7 cashews split into halves

Salt to taste

2 cups boiling/hot water

2 tbsps grated coconut

Instruction

Heat the ghee in a pan, add the cumin seeds when the ghee is hot.

When they brown, add the cut onion, curry leaves, ginger, and chilli. When the onion becomes transparent, add the cashew nuts, stir for a few seconds and add the broken wheat.

Keep stirring for about two minutes when the aroma comes.

Now add the boiling water and salt, stir, cover and keep on low fire for about three minutes.

Open and check, when it is cooked, add the grated coconut, mix well, cover and remove from fire. Let it sit for five minutes and serve hot with plantain.