I had been avoiding consumption of onions and garlic long ago, since 1984 (onions , as I myself also found, tend to excite the mind, some substance in onions penetrates the blood-brain barrier, causing some "excitement" in the brain, which maybe liked by some, may not be liked by some, depending on their disposition). As a practicing Vaishnava, it is best to avoid Onions and Garlic.I love to eat Upma for breakfast, but after I gave up onions, I was at a loss to understand how to get to make Upma without onions, until I found a way.You just substitiute onions with cabbage, chopped thin.Here's my recipe for Onion Free Upma.A cup of Sooji, roasted2 cups of waterPeanuts (25 gms)Half-teaspoon of salt (or more if you like it that way)Mustard seedsChopped CorrianderCurry leavesFinely chopped Cabbage (this replaces onion)Roasted Chana dal (15 gms)3 spoons of Olive oil (or any other medium you wish to use)Warm the oil, put the mustard seeds and let them splutter, then add curry leaves, warm for a while, add peanuts and chopped cabbage, warm till peanuts turn golden brown (not black),and the chopped cabage sufficiently fried, then add roasted dal, and pour the 2 cups of water and then add the salt and allow to boil. Now add sooji into the boiling broth, while stirring continuously. Let all the water be absorbed by the Sooji.Turn off the heat, sprinkle chopped corriander and cover it to keep warm until you serve it.Should be enough for two.
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