Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Serves: 3

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 cup broken wheat or godhi nucchu
2. 2.5 cups water (little more or less depending on the thickness of the broken wheat)
3. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
4. 1 tsp urad dal
5. 1 tsp bengal gram dal or chana dal
6. 1 big onion
7. 1 medium sized tomato
8. 1-2 green chili
9. 4-5 curry leaves
10. 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
11. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
12. 6 - 8 tsp cooking oil
13. 1 tsp salt (or as per your taste)
14. 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
15. 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut

Instructions for making broken wheat upuma:

1. Here is the image of broken wheat or godhi kadi (nucchu) or dalia, which I used in the recipe.
2. Chop onion, tomato and ginger. Slit green chilies. Keep all other ingredients handy.
3. Heat oil in a big wide frying pan. Add in mustard seeds. When mustard seed splutters add in urad dal and chana dal (gram dal). Keep the stove on medium flame.
4. When the dal turns brown add in curry leaves, chopped ginger and slit green chilies.
5. Immediately add in chopped onion and fry until soft.
6. Add in chopped tomato and saute for a while.
7. Add in salt and turmeric powder. Fry until tomatoes are soft.
8. Add in 2 cups of water. The amount of water may vary slightly depending on the thickness of broken wheat.
9. Wait until the water comes to rolling boil.
10. Then add in the broken wheat. Give a quick mix. After a minute close the lid and cook under low flame.
11. Stir occasionally and continue to cook under low flame until the water is almost dry. Cook by closing the lid.
12. Add in grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well, close the lid and cook for 2 - 3 minutes more under low flame. Switch off the stove and serve.

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