Upama Recipe for Janamastmi Fasting

Morio or Samo Upma is simple and quick  recipe usually consumed during fasting on Janamastami (Lord Krishna's Birthday) . Upma is good a sOne Pot Meal or it is easy enough to make for a week day lunch box.
In below picture Upma is served with yogurt, fasting vegetable (recipe to be posted soon) and quick and simple peanut burfi.

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Ingredients:

1.1/3 cup morio (samo seed ) 
2. 1.small shredded potato 
3. green chili ginger paste
4. 1.tsp salt or as per your taste
5. 1 cup water  
6. 1. tbs roasted crushed peanut 
 7  2 tsp shredded dry coconut


Tempering:

1.tbs oil ( ghee ), 1/4 tsp cumin, 3 clove, 1/2' cinnamon stick, sweet curry leaves


Method:

1.Wash morio and soak for 1/2 hour.
2. In a sauce pan add all the tempering ingredients.When cumin cracks, add ingredient 1 through 3. Keep it covered on medium flame.Stir frequently.
4. When water is absorbed and upama is cooked, add peanut and coconut.