Chicken Upma

Ingredients:

250 gm boneless chicken, cut into small pieces

1 1/2 cup rava / semolina

2 small carrots, finely chopped

8 beans, chopped

1 big onion, chopped

4-5 green chillies, chopped

2 sprig curry leaves

2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp + 1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp chilli powder

salt to taste

1 1/2 cup hot water

10-12 cashew nuts

12-15 raisins

2 tbsp grated coconut

1 tsp mustard seeds

2 tsp urad dal

2 tbsp + 2 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. In a pan, roast the rava in medium flame for 2-3 minutes and keep it aside.
2. In a bowl, add the cleaned chicken pieces and marinate it with chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add the marinated chicken pieces and cook covered in low-medium flame for 8-10 minutes till fried, stirring in between and keep it aside.
4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins and keep it aside.
5. To the same oil, add mustard seeds and urad dal and let it splutter.
6. Add curry leaves, chopped onion, green chillies, carrot, beans and salt and saute well.
7. Add 1 tsp turmeric powder and saute in low-medium flame.
8. Then add the roasted rava into it and mix well.
9. Reduce the flame to low and add hot water and immediately cover it with a lid and cook in low flame.
10. After 5 minutes, gently stir and add grated coconut, roasted cashew nuts and raisins, fried chicken and combine well in low flame.
11. Serve hot as breakfast or evening snack...