Vegetarian
Potatoes oh yes…it's a shame with such a negative focus...
Upma is actually a South Indian dish, I learned it because my mother lived in South India for a couple of years and learned local recipes. I also really like South Indian food, which tends to be spicy. Since semolina is quite tasteless, it takes a lot of spices to get enough flavor. Couscous can also be used as a variation, but then it will not be gluten-free. Gram lentils fried in oil give a crispy taste and some variety among the soft vegetables and semolina, it is possible to use urid daal white lentils without shells instead of chana daal.