Tomato Upma Recipe

Pooja Thakur

June 8, 2018

10963 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:South Indian Recipes

Tomato Upma Recipe is a delicious upma made using tangy tomatoes, with some heat from the green chillies. It is easy to make and is a very perfect breakfast option for the busy days.

Serve steaming hot tomato upma on a cold winter mornings for breakfast or for a light dinner on monsoon evenings.

Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Upma recipes such as :

Tomato Upma Recipe is a delicious upma made using tangy tomatoes, with some heat from the green chillies. It is easy to make and is a very perfect breakfast option for the busy days.

Serve steaming hot tomato upma on a cold winter mornings for breakfast or for a light dinner on monsoon evenings.

Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Upma recipes such as :

Ingredients

1 Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)

2 Tomatoes, finely chopped

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 Green Chilli, finely chopped

1 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1 Dry Red Chilli, cut into half

6 to 7 Curry leaves

1/4 Asafoetida (hing)

Salt, as required

Hot water, as required

1/2 Red Chilli powder

1/4 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1/2 Lemon juice

2 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, finely chopped

Instructions for Tomato Upma Recipe

To begin making the Tomato Upma recipe, firstly, roast the sooji in a cast iron pan on medium flame and roast it till it slightly changes its colour. Keep it aside.

Heat oil/ghee in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the mustard seeds, hing, red dry chilli and curry leaves. Allow it to splutter.

Next, add the onions and green chillies and cook till the onion becomes soft and translucent.

Next, add the tomatoes and let it cook till the tomatoes becomes mushy and soft.

Add the spice powders including red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice and cook it for about 3 to 5 minutes.

Next, add the sooji and the required water. Stir continuously to avoid lumps.

Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes. Once it is cooked properly, switch the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve Tomato Upma along with South Indian Coconut Chutney and Masala Chai for a weekday breakfast.