Farali Buckwheat Upma is easy to prepare with just a few ingredients, a delicious farali dish that can be consumed during fasting season as well as on any other day. In this recipe, buckwheat groats are cooked with few colourful vegetables, nuts and a delicious tempering with cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves and garnished with fresh chopped coriander.
Obviously, when one observes Hindu fasting, they look forward to gorge on traditional dishes like farali food/vrat ka khana/fasting food. These are favourites of mine Rajgiro halwa siro ( Amaranth Pudding ), Buff Vada , farali Masala Puri and hugely popular amongst Gujaratis farali aloo bhaji
Notes:-
A variety of vegetables can be used if not making for fasting, such as peas, corn, onion, mushroom or green beans.
Boiled potatoes or Suran - jimikand ( elephant foot yam ) can be used.
📖 Recipe
Farali Buckwheat Upma
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat groats cooked
- 3 tablespoons oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ cup vegetables such as carrots, capsicum, and tomato
- 4 tablespoons cashew nuts
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- sea salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon green chillies and ginger finely chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds and allow them to crackle.
- Add curry leaves, green chillies, and ginger, and sauté briefly.
- Add cashew nuts and cook until lightly golden.
- Add chopped vegetables and cook for a few minutes until slightly softened.
- Then tip in cooked buckwheat groats and mix well.
- Season with salt and black pepper powder.
- Stir in the raisins and cook for another couple of minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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Hayley Dhanecha says
Buckwheat always feels like such a comforting swap in fasting dishes, and this upma turns out so light yet full of texture from the cashews and vegetables. I really enjoy this quick fasting recipe.