High Protein Paneer Upma

Ingredients

• 150 gms sooji
• 75 gms paneer
• 1/2 cup curd
• 1/4 cup peanuts
• 1 onion 🧅
• 1 carrot 🥕
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp ghee
• 1 tsp rai
• 1 tbsp chana dal
• 1 tbsp urad dal
• 3-4 green chillies
• 15-20 curry leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves

Steps

1. First, ready all the ingredients. In a heavy bottomed kadhai, dry roast sooji on slow gas for 4-5 minutes and transfer to a plate.
2. In the kadhai take oil and add in peanuts and fry them crunchy. Transfer into an absorbent paper.
3. In same oil add in rai. When it splutters, add in the chana dal and urad dal. When dals are pink,add in hing.
4. Now add green chillies and curry leaves. Now add in the chopped onion carrot and peas. Saute for 2 minutes. Add in salt for vegetables.
5. Add in haldi,mix. Add in 2-3 tbsp water,cover and cook the vegetables until 80% done.
6. Meanwhile,keep 4 cups water for boiling. Prepare the hero ingredient -the paneer -curd paste. In mixie take paneer,curd,salt and little water and churn to a smooth paste.
7. Keep the paste in a bowl.
8. Into the cooked vegetables add in the roasted sooji and salt. Mix and saute the vegetables and sooji together for 2 minutes.
9. Add in 2 cups of boiled water and mix. Now add in the high protein paneer -curd paste.
10. Mix well.
11. Add more of the boiled water as required for the sooji. Mix. Add in the ghee.Mix.
12. Cover and cook the upma for 3-4 minutes on slow gas. Garnish with fried peanuts and coriander. Serve with green chutney.
13. Enjoy this nutritious paneer upma with family and friends. Happy Cooking 😊!!