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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: March 7, 2014 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Kanchipuram Upma Recipe – South Indian Breakfast Recipes

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    Kanchipuram Upma is a healthy, easy and delicious South Indian breakfast made with semolina, spices and coconut. A super quick dish and can be served as breakfast or dinner.

    Few more breakfast recipes on the blog:

    • Carrot Paratha
    • Masala Pav
    • Panki
    • Bombay veg sandwich
    • Idiyappam
    • Paneer Pav Bhaji
    • Mamidikaya Borugula Pulihora
    • Methi Paratha
    • Lemon Sevai
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    • Oats Ven Pongal

    How to make kanchipuram upma recipe below:

    Kanchipuram Upma Recipe

    Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
    Traditional South Indian breakfast dish made with semolina and spices.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 3
    Calories 370 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup Semolina
    • 2 ¼ cups Water
    • 3 tbsp Grated Fresh Coconut
    • 1 Onion medium-sized
    • 1 inch Ginger piece finely chopped
    • 2 Green Chillies or as needed
    • ½ tsp Black Peppercorns
    • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tsp Chana Dal
    • 1 tsp Urad Dal
    • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
    • 10 Cashews
    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tbsp Ghee
    • Salt to taste
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    Instructions
     

    • Dry roast the semolina on a medium flame until you get a nice aroma. Don’t let it change color.
    • Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds and black pepper and fry till they start to brown a little.
    • Then add the cashews and fry until they are golden browned.
    • Add the finely chopped ginger, chopped green chillies and curry leaves and fry for a couple of seconds.
    • Add the chopped onion and fry till transparent.
    • Then add water, salt and turmeric powder to the onion mixture and let it come to a boil.
    • Add the coconut and combine. Reduce the flame to low.
    • Slowly add the roasted semolina in a sprinkled way, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
    • Cover it with a lid. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until well cooked.
    • Turn off the flame and serve hot.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 370kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 9gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 114mgPotassium: 208mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 3mg

    Nutrition values are estimates only.

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    1. Shobha says

      March 07, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      Delicious upma..

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    2. Shobha Kamath says

      March 08, 2014 at 6:30 am

      Nice one!

      Reply
    3. Resna Nishad says

      March 09, 2014 at 5:01 am

      Delicious upma….nice click..

      Reply
    4. nandoos Kitchen says

      March 09, 2014 at 12:29 am

      Mouthwatering upma.. Love to have it with some coconut chutney.

      Reply
    5. Priya Suresh says

      March 09, 2014 at 12:59 pm

      I can start my day with this colourful upma,simply delicious.

      Reply

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