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Upma is a South Indian breakfast made with semolina (suji) and is kind of like an Indian version of cream of wheat. The first time I had it I loved it! And I think it must have been an instant version, which is also good, but doesn’t compare to homemade.<\/p>\n

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2 teaspoons butter
\n1 cup suji
\n2 teaspoons oil
\n1 teaspoon mustard seeds
\n1 teaspoon urad dal
\n1 teaspoon channa dal
\n5-6 curry leaves
\n1 small onion chopped
\n1 teaspoon ginger minced
\n3 green chiles cut lengthwise
\n3-4 cups of water
\nSalt
\nSqueeze lime
\nCilantro finely chopped<\/p>\n

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  1. Heat butter in a skillet and toast suji until lightly tan.<\/li>\n
  2. In a saucepan heat oil and add mustard seeds until they start to pop.<\/li>\n
  3. Add urad dal, channa dal, and curry leaves and saute until toasted.<\/li>\n
  4. Add onions, ginger and green chilis and saute until the onions are soft.<\/li>\n
  5. Add suji, water and salt. Add water slowly in order to get the\u00a0consistency\u00a0you would like. Cook until the suji is soft.<\/li>\n
  6. Add a squeeze of lime, stir, and top with cilantro.<\/li>\n
  7. Serve by itself or with cilantro chutney.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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