Chinese Style Porridge Upma – using Gluten Free Porridge

Chinese Style Porridge Upma – using Gluten Free Porridge

Ingredients

For cooking the Wheafree Porridge:

1 cup Wheafree Porridge (Dalia)
1 tbsp Ghee/ Oil
2 cups Water for boiling

For making the upma:

2 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Garlic
½ tbsp Ginger
3-4 Green Chillies, finely chopped
1 Onion, medium sized, thinly sliced
½ Carrot, medium sized, chopped
1 tbsp Green Peas (optional)
1 Tomato, medium sized, coarsely chopped
½ Capsicum, medium sized, thinly sliced
½ Red/Yellow Bell Pepper, medium sized, thinly sliced
2 tbsp Gluten Free Tomato Ketchup
1 tbsp Gluten Free Soy Sauce
½ tbsp Vinegar
¼ tsp Gluten Free Ajinomoto (optional)
¼ cup Water (more if required)

Preparation Steps
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Cooking the Porridge:

  1. Heat some oil in a pan and roast the Wheafree Porridge (Dalia) at medium-high flame in it till the porridge turns light brownish.
  2. Add the roasted porridge in a cooker and add water, stir and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  3. Take out the porridge in a bowl (drain out the extra water if any) and keep the porridge aside.
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Making the Upma:

  1. Heat oil in the frying pan. Add garlic, ginger and green chillies, sauté for a few minutes till garlic turns aromatic.
  2. Add onion and sauté it till it becomes soft and translucent.
  3. Add carrots and cook it till they soften a bit, then add green peas and fry for a few minutes.
  4. Now add the tomatoes and fry for a few minutes.
  5. Add capsicum and bell peppers, fry till slightly cooked.
  6. Add salt, black pepper and chilli flakes.
  7. Add gluten-free tomato ketchup, gluten-free soy sauce and vinegar, mix evenly. Add water, stir and cook for a few minutes till it starts boiling.
  8. Add cooked Wheafree Porridge, mix properly and cook for a few minutes.
  9. Transfer into a bowl. Serve hot.