I got this cracked corn from an oriental mart. Actually I saw this cracked corn for the first time and wanted to try the same recipe as cracked wheat upma. It did turn out good and tasted very much similar to cracked wheat except the color. Today I escaped from eating rice for my lunch and made this.
Ingredients:
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1 cup Cracked Corn (you can get this in any oriental stores)
1 small Onion chopped
1 Tomato chopped
2 green Chilies chopped
1 cup Mixed Veggies (I used Green peas and Carrots) (you can use any veggies of your choice or any meat too like chicken)
¼ tsp Mustard seeds
¼ tsp Cumin seeds
¼ tsp Asafetida
1/2inch stick Cinnamon
Salt and sugar to taste
1 tsp Oil
2 cups Water
Method:
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1. In a heated sauté pan add the cracked corn and dry sauté it for about 4 to 5 mins. Remove and keep it aside.
2. In the same pan add oil, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds and when they sputter add asafetida. Now add the cinnamon stick. Sauté it for 5 secs.
3. Add onions and fry them until transparent, add green chilies and tomatoes and let it cook for about 2 mins.
4. Add the mixed vegetables and cook again for about 2mins.
5. Now add water, salt and sugar and close the pan with lid and let it come to a boil.
6. Now reduce the flame to low and add the cracked corn and mix it well and cover again and cook it on low flame for about 15 mins or until the cracked corn is cooked and soft. Make sure that there is no water.
7. Garnish with Cilantro and sprinkle with some lime juice and serve it hot. You can eat this with any chutney or eat is like this.
