🥚🌾 Egg & Bajra Upma
(High-protein, fiber-rich breakfast or lunch option)
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup bajra (pearl millet) – soaked overnight & drained (or use bajra flour or pre-cooked bajra)
- 2 eggs
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 1 green chili (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp ginger (grated)
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- Curry leaves (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp oil or ghee
- Chopped coriander (for garnish)
- Lemon juice (optional)
Instructions:
- Cook bajra: Pressure cook soaked bajra with water (2:1 ratio) for 3–4 whistles until soft. Drain extra water if needed.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, onion, green chili, and ginger. Sauté till onions turn soft.
- Add turmeric and cooked bajra. Mix well and stir-fry for 2–3 mins.
- Push bajra to one side, crack eggs into the pan. Scramble and cook fully.
- Mix scrambled eggs with bajra. Add salt, cook for a minute.
- Garnish with coriander and lemon juice if desired.
🥗 Serve hot with curd or plain as a complete meal.
💪 Great for weight management, diabetic-friendly, and high in protein + fiber!