Jowar upma | Healthy Millet Breakfast Recipe |Sorghum | Breakfast Idea

mixed vegetables

🥗Healthier: fresh seasonal vegetables

💰Cheaper: frozen mixed vegetables

Frozen vegetables are often more affordable and have a longer shelf life.

jowar (sorghum)

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Rice is more commonly available and less expensive than jowar.

Dry roast the jowar grains until fragrant.

Soak the parboiled jowar in water as per packet instructions, then drain.

Heat oil or ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds until they splutter.

Add cumin seeds, urad dal, green chilies, ginger, and onion; sauté until onion is translucent.

Stir in curry leaves, carrot, and capsicum; cook until vegetables are tender.

Add turmeric powder and salt; mix well.

Pour in water and bring to a boil.

Add soaked jowar and stir; cover and cook until jowar is fluffy.

Fluff the upma with a fork and add lemon juice and chopped cilantro before serving.

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