Wheat upma with tomato curry and cabbage thoran / vrat recipe / ekadesi recipe

Tomorrow is Guruvayur Ekadasi. During Ekadesi, mainly fruits and milk are only consumed.
But wheat based-no onion-no garlic diet is also accepted. So instead of making chappaty, you can always cook broken wheat and make a tomato based curry. I also serve cabbage thoran with this. This saves time, tastes good and is very healthy.

The following recipe is what serves me and my family. As I am the only person sitting vrat, I also cook 1 big cup of white rice for my husband and 2 kids.

For 1 person:
Broken wheat - 1 small cup
Water - 3 cups
Oil (preferably coconut) - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2, broken
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Salt
Curry leaf - 6 leaves

Method:
Splutter the mustard and fry the red chilli and curry leaves in the coconut oil.
Add the water and when it starts boiling add the salt, wheat and coconut.
Stir well.
Cook covered on a low flame till all the water gets absorbed.
Stir after turning off flame at least 2 times in 5 minutes.

Tomato curry for 4:
Tomato - 8 medium , each diced into 8
oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Red chilli - 1 , broken
Green chilli -1 , slit
Curry leaf - 1 sprig
Salt
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp or Chilli powder - 1 tsp
(opt) Coriander leaf - 1tbsp

Method:
Heat oil. Splutter mustard. Fry the red chilli. Add the curry leaf and green chilli.
Tip in all the tomato and reduce flame.
Now add all the powders.
Mix well and cook covered for 10 minutes.
Once the tomato starts getting soft, add 1 cup water and boil.
Garnish with coriander leaf.

Cabbage thoran for 4:
Cabbage chopped / grated - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
(opt) Curry leaf - 5 leaves, torn
Salt
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 1

Method:
Grind together the coconut and green chilli without water and keep aside.
Heat oil and splutter the mustard.
Fry the dal until it turns red and add the curry leaf, if using.
Add the cabbage, salt and turmeric powder.
Mix well, reduce flame and cook covered for 5 minutes. No need to add any water.
Open vessel and turn the cabbage again. cook till all water gets evaporated.
Add the ground coconut and mix well with the cabbage.
Turn off flame and keep covered for a further 5 minutes.