Vermicilli Upma - Semiya Upma

Hey foodies,

This is one of my favorite and easiest recipe to make.I love it more when my dad makes me this,, it take very less time too. It can be made for Breakfast or dinner and the coolest thing is that the Dish can be added with any vegetables of your choice and make it very healthy.

Ingredients:

Vermicelli-2 cup (roast it in a pan with a little oil)

Onion-1 finely chopped

sweet corn - 1/2 cup

potato - 1 chopped

Tomato - 1 diced

Carrot-1 chopped

Beans-5 chopped

Frozen peas-1/2 cup

Green chilli-2 chopped finely

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Chilli powder-1 tsp - add more if need more spicy

Salt - to taste

Ghee-1 tblspn

Coriander leaves for garnishing.. i am out of it

Seasoning:

Oi l- 2 tblspn

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Cumin seeds (JEERA) - 1 tsp

Asafoetida (HING) - 1 tsp

Curry leaves- 6-7

Ginger - 1 tsp finely chopped - optional

Garlic -1 tsp finely chopped - optional

Method:

Heat 3 cups of water in a pan to rolling boil.

In a kadai add oil and heat it up,

Add all the seasoning ingredient in the given order,let them sizzle for 1 min.

Add onion and green chilli and fry it till brown, Now add in the turmeric and chilli powder.

Add all the veggies and fry it for 2 mins, then add chopped tomatoes to it and cook covered with lil water until half cooked.

Now add the roasted vermicelli and pour the boiling water.

 

Keep the heat to simmer and let it cook covered till the water is absorbed.

Add in the chopped coriander and drizzle the ghee on top and turn off the heat and let it stand for 10 min covered.

Yummy semiya is ready to gulp.

Please try this …...And let me know what you think...

Note:

You can heat more than 3 cups of water ,so that if you need more water for the vermicelli 

You can add that boiling water, also note to not add cold water to it.