Vermicelli Upma / Semiya Upma Recipe
Vermicelli upma or semiya upma, a simple and wholesome breakfast dish to start your day
Ingredients
- 1 cup Vermicelli/Semiya
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 no Finely chopped onion
- 1 no Slit green chilli
- ½ tsp Finely chopped ginger
- 1 sprig Curry leaf
- ½ tsp Sugar (optional)
- 1 tbsp Grated coconut (optional)
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- Heat a deep-bottomed pan, as it heats add 1 tbsp oil, when the oil begins to heat add 1 cup vermicelli and roast on low flame until it turns light golden brown. Keep it aside
- You can also take roasted vermicelli instead and lightly roast them or can be used directly
- Do not overoast the vermicelli
- Now to the same pan add 2 tbsp oil or ghee, as it heats add ½ tsp mustard seeds
- When the mustard seeds begin to splutter add 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp finely chopped ginger and 1 sprig curry leaf and fry well.
- Add 1 medium-sized finely chopped onion and fry until the onion becomes translucent
- Add 1 ½ cup water and ½ tsp salt and let it boil
- Once the water starts to boil add the roasted vermicelli and mix well
- Now, cover and cook on low flame for 5 minutes
- Cook until the vermicelli absorbs the water, stir occasionally
- Add 1 tbsp grated coconut, and ½ tsp sugar and mix well
- Gently fluff the vermicelli upma with a spatula
- Delicious and healthy vermicelli upma ready to enjoy with a hot beverage