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Upma made of Semiya
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Semiya Upma

One of the most popular South Indian dish that you can cook and serve for breakfast-lunch-evening snack-dinner. It's that dish that you can make in a jiffy. Suitable for bachelors, beginner cooks or even for those amazing experience cooks.
A healthy and light breakfast.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3 people
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semiya/vermicelli
  • 1 large onion(sliced thin)
  • 5-6 nos green chillies (or use as per taste preferenec)
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 large carrot (finely chopped)
  • 3 nos beans(finely chopped)
  • ½ cup fresh/frozen peas
  • 10 whole cashews
  • 1+1 teaspoon ghee
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon channa dal
  • 1 tablespoon urad dal
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups water

Instructions

  • 1. Cook finely chopped veggies(carrot, beans, peas) with a small pinch of salt. Keep aside.
  • 2. Heat 1 teaspoon ghee. Roast semiya in ghee until it begins to turn golden brown. Remove roasted semiya onto a plate.
  • 3. Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee and oil in a deep bottom pan. To hot oil add mustard seeds and wait till they crackle. Add urad dhal, channa dal and saute for a minute or till they turn golden brown.
  • 4. Add ginger, curry leaves, green chilies. Give it a stir.
  • 5. Saute thin slices of onions. Chuck in the cashews and saute it until cashews begin to turn golden brown.
  • 6. Add salt to taste and boiled vegetables mix well, fry for 20 seconds.
  • 7. Pour 2 cups of water. When water comes to boil add the cooked veggies stir and cook covered on low flame for few minutes until semiya is cooked well(not mushy).
  • 8. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with spicy coconut chutney, pickle or the way my daughter likes it with sugar(Oh, I hate to eat my upma with sugar! But I see kids love to eat it that way ? )

Notes

My Notes-
1. Use any veggies of your choice, sweet corn, capsicum, mochaikai ..will be good options.
2. Use more green chillies if you like it spicy.
3. Add a dash of ghee once the upma is cooked just immediately after switching off the flame. Will enhance the flavor and taste of the dish.
4. Can easily replace semiya/vermicelli with millet of your choice for very healthy options.