Ragi Semiya Upma

     Its an another add on to my new addiction Millets. Yes, today its going to be our longtime traditional ragi/foxtail millets semiya upma. I should say this is my chilldhood favorite dish which i can gobble anytime both either in sweet or savory form. Today’s post is going to be my first attempt on savory Upma.

ALL YOU NEED:

Ragi Semiya	2 cups
Chopped Onion	1 No.
Chopped Tomato	1/2 No.
Coriander Leaf	To Garnish
Grated Coconut	1/4 cup
Green Chilly	3 Nos.
Curry Leaf	5 Nos.
Bengal Gram	1 spoon
Cumin Seeds	1/4 spoon
Urad Dhall	1 spoon
Salt	To Taste

METHOD:
     Take 2 cups of ragi semiya in a wide bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Cover it and let it sit for 5 minutes. When time is up, take a wide idly plate, cover the upper portion of the plate by wet cloth. Transfer the ragi semiya on to it. Place the plate into the idly pan and steam it for 10 to 15 minutes.

     Meantime, heat a spoon of oil in a pan, add mustard. When it splutters, add a spoon of both urad dhall and channa dhall. When it turns golden brown, add chopped onion, slited green chilli, curry leaf, saute it by adding pinch of salt. Add chopped tomato, saute it for 5 mins. Now add the steamed semiya, mix well with the mixture. Adjust with salt. As a final touch, add grated coconut and chopped coriander leaf.

Note: You can also add veggies as per your choice. I added only carrots.

- Sangeetha Nambi

Bread Omelet II

     I love to prepare and ofcourse eat this during all my lazy weekend mornings. Main reason is its SIMPLE and infact tasty too. But asusual my DH doesn't like this much so atleast for me will prepare this weekly once. Before my marriage this will be my DEFAULT sunday breakfast. I still remember my those (G)Olden days. Hmmm... Keeping my old memories apart, heres come my all time favorite and easy dish for your views. Actually this is my Version 2.0, you check the Version 1.0 HERE.

ALL YOU NEED:

Bread Slices	2 Nos.
Egg	1 No.
Chopped Capsicum	2 spoons
Chopped Onion	1/2 No.
Pepper Powder	1/2 spoon
Curry Leaf	1 spoon
Ghee/Oil	To Toast Bread
Salt	To Taste
Oil	1/2 spoon

METHOD:
     Take a small sized wide bowl, break the egg, add chopped onion, chopped curry leaf, chopped capsicum, pepper powder and required salt. Mix well. Now heat a spoon of oil in a pan, now pour the egg mixture and spread evenly. Add some spoil around its sides. Let it get cook, toss it on other side too. Once done, transfer it to a plate. In the same pan, add oil/ghee, toss both the bread on both sides. Once done, keep the omelet in between two slices of bread and enjoy the yummy taste !

Note: You can also add grated carrot and chopped chilly to the egg mixture.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬