Breakfast

Saffron-Scented Semolina Upma with Crispy Curry Leaves & Soft Egg

Name: Saffron-Scented Semolina Upma with Crispy Curry Leaves & Soft Egg
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup fine semolina; 3 tablespoons ghee, divided; 1 small onion, finely diced; 1 tablespoon ginger, minced; 1 green chili, sliced; 12 fresh curry leaves; ¼ teaspoon saffron threads, bloomed in 2 tablespoons warm milk; 1½ cups vegetable stock, hot; 2 large eggs; Salt to taste; Freshly cracked black pepper

Toasted semolina blooms in ghee with onion, ginger, green chili and aromatic curry leaves, stirred until creamy and crowned with a jammy soft-boiled egg. The saffron-infused butter adds luxury while crispy fried curry leaves deliver textural contrast and bitter-herbal notes.

456calper serving 12gprotein 39gcarbs 28gfat 8min prep 12min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this