Easiest Way to Winter At Home Pearl Upma (Sorghum)

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Pearl Upma (Sorghum). Great recipe for Pearl Upma (Sorghum). My quest for low carb, gluten free diet has guided me to venture in trying some whole grains. This sorghum millet upma is not only gluten free, but vegan, rich in complex carbohydrates, proteins and vitamin-B to give you energy throughout the day and keep.

Jowar also has great antioxidants properties and is also gluten-free, hence making this Jowar Vegetable Upma a great choice for gluten free.

Bajra Upma I'm mesmerized with the pearly emerald hued whole grain bajra's colour and texture upon cooking.

Each time that I use bajra flour to make rotis; I wonder why they are so crisp.

You can cook Pearl Upma (Sorghum) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pearl Upma (Sorghum)

1. Prepare 1 cup of sorghum grain, soaked overnight.

2. Prepare 1 tbsp of Oil.

3. It’s 1 tsp of mustard seeds.

4. You need 1 tsp of urad dal.

5. Prepare 1 of dried red 🌶️ chilli.

6. You need 4-5 of curry leaves 🌿.

7. It’s 1 of green chilli, finely chopped.

8. You need 1 inch of ginger, finely chopped.

9. It’s 1 of medium onions.

10. It’s 1/2 of capsicum, chopped.

11. You need 1/4 cup of carrot, chopped.

12. It’s 1/4 cup of corn kernels, boiled or defrosted if using frozen.

13. Prepare 1/2 cup of peas, boiled or defrosted if using frozen.

14. Prepare 1 of medium tomato, chopped.

15. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

16. You need 1 tsp of red chilli powder.

17. Prepare as needed of Salt.

18. You need 1 tbsp of lime juice.

19. You need of Fresh coriander for garnishing.

But the whole grain paints an entirely opposite picture.

Ofcourse, its easy to identify finger millet, pearl millet and sorghum by its distinct colour, size and shape.

So you may use any of the millets like fox tail millet, kodo millet, barnyard millet and little millet to make the below recipe.

Vegetable red jowar (sorghum) upma: Ingredients.

Pearl Upma (Sorghum) step by step

1. Soak jowar in warm water for at least 3-4 hours (preferably overnight).

2. In a pressure cooker, add 3 cups of water and the jowar and cook for 1 whistle and 15 mins on lowest flame. (They should be soft to chew on cooling down. If they are chewy, then cook some time more).

3. Heat oil in a wok and add mustard seeds, urad dal, dried red chilli 🌶️and curry leaves🌿. Sautè for a minute then add green chilli, ginger and onions. Mix well and cook till onions become soft..

4. Add remaining vegetables (except tomatoes 🍅) and cook them covered till they get soft..

5. Add tomatoes, red 🌶️ chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt..

6. Add boiled jowar grains & lime juice with 1/2 cup water and mix well..

7. Mix well and cook for another 5 mins. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves 🍃..

Upma, a popular breakfast of southern India, traditionally made from wheat, was prepared using pearl millet semolina (PMS).

Prior to preparation of semolina, pearl millet grains were hydro.

Jowar Upma/ Jolada Uppittu What's in a name?!

Jowar is known by many names such as great millet, durra, jowari / jowar, or milo.

In India the name various regionally too - jwaarie/ jwari (Marathi), jowar/ juar (Hindi) , jola (Kannada), jondhalaa, cholam (Tamil), or jonnalu (Telugu) are just a few to name.