!! Sooji Pulao !!

S ooji or Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta , breakfast, cereals,puddings etc. The term semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and corn. The second item from my " Chot-Jaldi recipes" is with Sooji or Semolina

We are all familiar to Sooji Halwa..a sweet dish  very popular in India. Upma , is also a very common dish . But this time I’m bringing to u a pulao made from Sooji or Semolina. I suggest u to buy very fine Sooji for preparing this dish..Better u get a packet of labeled Upma Rava or lyk that..

This dish consumes very less oil..& also diabetic patients can enjoy this with very less sugar..& u can also avoid potatoes for them..:) So here comes my brand new Sooji Pulao..

Sooji Pulao

Ingredients

 Fine Sooji or rava ( 1 cup ) ;  chopped – potato , onion , carrot

Kala jeera  ; black mustard seeds ; 1 whole dried red chili. White oil for frying.

How to do

1) Take a tava or frying pan and roast sooji or rava in low heat (Dry roasting only) till light brownish in colour. Keep aside after roasting.

2) Then take another frying skillet, add  3 tsp of white  oil into it. As the oil gets heated up start adding the dry red chili (tearing it from middle), ½ tsp of kala jeera & black mustard seeds. As it starts splattering add chopped vegetables into it and fry till translucent.

3) Now add the roasted sooji or rava into it and mix them well sprinkling required amount of salt & sugar over it .

4) Turn the gas on high & add lukewarm water  bringing the mixture to boil stirring continuously.

5) Stir  it until the whole sooji takes up all the water  and dries up .

       Pour it in a dish sprinkling ghee from top..& garnish with green chilies..