Savoury Semolina muffins

Well, here I faced a small problem in the 'naming- ceremony' of this recipe. Should I call them 'muffins' or simply 'muffin- shaped upma like cakes'? Yeah...these are cute little 'upma- like' muffins - perfect for tea- time. It hardly took me 5 minutes to mix the batter, (it takes about 20minutes to cook though). So for the recipe will need:

Rava (Semolina) :  1 cup
Curd (Yogurt)   :   5-6 tbsp
Mixed frozen vegetables  :   1/2 cup
Ginger- Garlic paste  :   1/4 tsp
Green chillies paste   :   1/2 tsp
Salt             :   to taste
Red chilly pwd     :  to taste (optional)
Coriander leaves :  Finely chopped (2 tbsp)
Turmeric pwd     :   1/2 tsp
Water     : 1/2 cup (or as required)
Baking soda  :  1/2 tsp     

For Tempering:

Olive oil           :   2 tsp
Mustard seeds :   1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds    :    1/4 tsp
Sesame seeds  :     1/2 tsp (optional)
Asafoetida      :     1 pinch (1/8 tsp)

Method:

Preheat the oven at 350 F for 10 minutes. Grease the muffin moulds and set aside.
Heat some oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, asafoetida and Cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, pour in the semolina and stir for a few minutes and remove from heat. Allow the semolina to cool for a couple of minutes and then add frozen veggies, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, coriander leaves, Bakind soda, water and yogurt. Mix well. Add water carefully, we do not want too much water in the batter. The batter should resemble that of a cake batter. Pour the batter into the muffin moulds. Try not  to fill each mould to the rim, give some space for the muffins to rise. Bake till done.

We have successfuly given our 'Upma' a stunning makeover!!