Sooji Upma

Ingredients

• ¼ cup cooking oil
• 2 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
• 2 tablespoons cashews
• 1 tablespoon skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
• 1 teaspoon split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1 pinch asafoetida powder
• + 10 more ingredients
• • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 green chile peppers, sliced into thin rings
  • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
  • salt to taste
  • 2 cups semolina (sooji rava)
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the dried red chile peppers, cashews, urad dal, chana dal, and mustard seed in the hot oil until the cashews are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the asafoetida powder into the skillet. Add the onion, green chile peppers, and curry l...

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