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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 Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 3 people
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian

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

    Cup of Yum
  1. 1. Cook finely chopped veggies(carrot, beans, peas) with a small pinch of salt. Keep aside.
  2. 2. Heat 1 teaspoon ghee. Roast semiya in ghee until it begins to turn golden brown. Remove roasted semiya onto a plate.
  3. 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. 4. Add ginger, curry leaves, green chilies. Give it a stir.
  5. 5. Saute thin slices of onions. Chuck in the cashews and saute it until cashews begin to turn golden brown.
  6. 6. Add salt to taste and boiled vegetables mix well, fry for 20 seconds.
  7. 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. 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.