Semiya/Vermiceli Upma

Semiya/Vermiceli  Upma

Upma is a traditional south Indian breakfast dish.Usually it's made with Rava/Semolina. But we can make upma with Vermceli as well.It is a very easy and tasty recipe.

Ingredients and Measurements 

• 2 cup Semiya/Vermiceli
  
• 5 or 8 nos - Beans
  
  
  
  
  
• 1 no- Carrot
  
• Some Curry Leaves
  
• 1no-Onion
  
• 2 cups lukewarm water 
• 1/2 inch- Ginger
  
• 2 nos-Green chilies(Optional)
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• 3 tsp-oil(Any Oil)
  
  
  
• Salt as required
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
  
• 1 tsp urad daal
  
• 1 or 2 dried red chilli
  
• some cashew nuts(optional)
  

Method

1. Cut beans,carrots,onion and ginger into small pieces.
2. Now take a pan and roast the vermiceli with some oil for 1 minute and keep it aside.
   
3. Now heat a wok  or pan and add 1 tsp oil into it .
4. Splutter the mustard seeds and add urad daal and dried red chili into it and saute well .
   
5. Add curry leaves,onion and ginger into it and saute  until onion is done.
   
6. After that add the cut vegetables(Beans and carrot)into it and mix well.Also add cashew nuts and some salt.Saute it until the vegetables are done.
   
7. After that add 2 cups of  lukewarm water and let it boil.
   
   
   
8. Now add the roasted vermicelli and mix well .Wait until the water starts to evaporate.
   
9. Then cover it and cook for about 2 minutes.
10. Yummy and tasty vermiceli/semiya upma is ready to serve!.