Sanja (Tikhat Sheera) - Spicy Sooji Upma
Sanja also known as tikhat sheera is a delicious, nutritious Maharashtrian breakfast recipe made with rava / sooji / semolina along with aromatic herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rawa / Sooji / Semolina
- 1 large Onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1/4th teaspoon Hing
- 5-6 Curry Leaves
- 2 Green Chillies, finely choped
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 1/2 cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves, to garnish
- 1 tablespoon Freshly Scrapped Coconut, to garnish
- 1 1/2 tablespoon Oil
Instructions
- Heat pan, add sooji / rava and dry roast on medium flame till it releases a nice aroma and gets light golden brown.
- Transfer the roasted rava / semolina to a flat plate to cool it down. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add turmeric powder and hing (asafoetida), chopped green chillies, and curry leaves.
- Add finely chopped onions. Saute onions till they are cooked well.
- Add water, sugar and salt. Let the water come to a boil.
- Once the water starts boiling, add the rava in a slow stream making sure no lumps are formed, you need to mix the rava as you pour it into the water.
- Mix rava / semolina well. Cover and cook the sanja on low heat for about 5-6 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- After 5-6 minutes, after getting nicely steamed, add finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
- Our sanja (tikhat sheera) is ready.
- Garnish with cilantro and freshly scrapped coconut.
