Lemon sago upma | Lemon tapioca [sabudana] upma | Elumichai javvarisi upma

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 5 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Chutney, Fried Egg | Type: Breakfast or Dinner

Ingredients

• Sago [big] – 1 cup
• Carrot – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Onion – 1 [finely chopped]
• Green chilli -1 [sliced]
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs
• Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Method

• Wash and soak sago overnight. Then drain water.
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered then add Bengal gram, urad dal and cumin seeds.
• Add onion sauté till soft. Then add green chilli, ginger and curry leaves
• Add coconut, carrot and turmeric powder sauté gently. Add sago and sprinkle salt mix well.
• Once sago cooked add lemon juice mix well & cut off heat.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves then serve hot.