Saggubiyyam Upma Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sago (medium size pearls) wash, drain and let it stand overnight

1/2 cup yellow moong dal/pesara pappu, soak in water for 30 mts

1 small onion, sliced

2 tbsps coarsely pound roasted peanuts

1/2 tbsp sugar

salt to taste

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp oil

For poppu/tempering/tadka:

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp urad dal/minapappu

1 tsp channa dal/senaga pappu

3-4 green chillis, finely chopped

10-12 fresh curry leaves

 Wash the sago thoroughly, drain off the water and let it stand over night. Next day morning, run your fingers through the sago pearls and loosen the lumps if any. The sago should appear clear, translucent, swelled up and separate pearls.
2 Combine coarsely pounded roasted peanuts, sugar and salt to the sago and keep aside.
3 Heat both oil and once hot, add mustard seeds and let them sputter, add the cumin seeds, urad dal and channa dal and allow them to brown a bit. Add the chopped green chilli-ginger paste and saute for a mt. Add the curry leaves and toss for a few seconds till the flavors come out.
4 Add the sliced onions and saute for 3 mts. Add the soaked moong dal and allow to cook for 3-4 mts.
5 Finally add the sago-peanut mixture and combine well with the onion base and toss the sago mixture continuously for 8-9 mts. Serve hot.