Samak Rice Upma Recipe
This Samak Rice Upma is a perfect dish for Navratri fasting—it’s light, nutritious, easy to digest, and comforting!
Servings: 2 adults
Calories: 937kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ Cup barnyard millet (samak rice)
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- 5 - 6 curry leaves
- 2 tablespoon peanuts
- 2 tablespoon coconut, sliced
- 1 small size potato, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon rock salt
- ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 Cup water
- 50 gram paneer, cut into cubes
- handful of chopped coriander
Instructions
- Rinse and soak millet for 2 - 3 hours atleas.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin, peanuts, curry leaves, ginger, chilli, and coconut. Fry for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Drain the soaked Samak rice completely. Add potato, and drained millet to the pressure cooker. Fry them for 30 - 40 seconds.
- Add water, salt, paneer cubes, and pepper. Mix nicely. Close the lid. Pressure cook for 1 whistle over low heat.
- Let steam release naturally. Fluff upma. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice, and ghee.
- Serve samak rice upma warm with sattvic chutney or plain curd.
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Notes
- The soaking time is key for soft, even cooking, and also this makes millet easy to digest.
- You can follow the same upma recipe for other types of millet or quinoa also.
Nutrition
Calories: 937kcal | Carbohydrates: 92.4g | Protein: 36.9g | Fat: 56.8g | Sodium: 1178mg | Fiber: 13.4g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 406mg | Iron: 13mg